Nasser Hospital
| Nasser Medical Complex | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | governmental |
| History | |
| Opened | 1960 |
The Nasser Hospital[a] (Nasser Medical Complex[citation needed]) is the main hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip.
History
During the Egyptian occupation of the Gaza Strip, the Egyptian authorities began work on the Nasser Hospital in 1957, on the site of a quarantine and febrile disease hospital originally established in army barracks by the British Mandate government in the 1940s.[1] The hospital opened its doors in 1960 and was named after Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser.
In 1972 the hospital was closed for construction to double its capacity from 112 beds. The hospital reopened in February 1974. In December 1984, the Israeli authorities closed down the hospital's orthopedic department, saying that it was contaminated, and transferred its activities to Al-Shifa Hospital.[2]
2023 Gaza War
Israel has repeatedly accused Hamas of using the hospital for their own operations, with a freed hostage, Sharon Aloni Cunio, saying that she and her twin daughters were held there.[3] In response, Hamas issued a statement stating that they "reject the allegations" of her being held captive at the Nasser hospital.[3]
Notes
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References
- ^ Husseini, Rafiq; Barnea, Tamara (2002). Separate and Cooperate, Cooperate and Separate: The Disengagement of the Palestine Health Care System from Israel and Its Emergence as an Independent System. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0-275-97583-5.
- ^ Palestine Red Crescent Society (1987). "Health Conditions of the Arab Population in the Occupied Arab Territories, including Palestine". United Nations. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ a b John, Tara; Griffiths, Jennifer (January 18, 2024). "Freed Israeli hostage says she was held in Gaza hospital with dozens of others". CNN.
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