# ‘Horrific crime’: Gaza doctor killed as Israel expands war on healthcare

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/horrific-crime-gaza-doctor-killed-as-israel-expands-war-on-healthcare/
- Published: 2026-11-12T14:23:01+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T22:06:40+00:00
- Original publisher: Al Jazeera (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/12/horrific-crime-gaza-doctor-killed-as-israel-expands-war-on-healthcare?traffic_source=rss
- Topics: Elections, Middle East, Politics, World

## Key points

- A strike on Nasser Medical Complex killed at least six people.
- Doctor Rizq Abu Shuaira and a 13-year-old child were among the dead.
- Gaza’s health system faces extensive damage and shortages.

## Summary

An Israeli strike hit the surgery department at Nasser Medical Complex in southern Gaza early on Thursday, killing at least six people, including Dr Rizq Abu Shuaira, who was on duty, and a 13-year-old child. Gaza’s health authorities condemned the strike and said it damaged operating rooms, outpatient clinics, radiology and laboratory facilities at a hospital serving at least 500,000 people.

The article describes the attack amid wider damage to healthcare in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. It reports that at least 1,725 medical workers have been killed in Gaza, 20 of its 37 hospitals are partially functioning and 17 are non-operational, while 44 per cent of essential medicines are out of stock. A report cited in the article recorded 3,508 attacks on healthcare across the occupied Palestinian territory between October 2023 and September 2026, 95 per cent attributed to Israeli forces.

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