Two hospitals in Gaza City have to cease operations amid escalation of Israel’s ground offensive, according Gaza’s health ministry. The Al-Rantissi Children’s Hospital suffer heavy damage during air bombardments several day ago, leaving it’s infrastructure severely compromise. Nearby, the Eye Hospital has been force to suspend services due to attack in its vicinity and safety concern for staff and patient.

Officials in Gaza asserts the attacks is not random but deliberate and systematic targeting of healthcare system. They emphasised that there are no safe access route allowing injured peoples or sick to reach functioning hospital.

The closure of this two facility compound an already dire humanitarian crises. Hospital are critical lifeline for civilian under bombardment specially childrens and those with severe injury or medical emergency. Without access, mortality risk increases, not only directly from violence but also from treatable illness and complication. Situation underscore how war damage more than building; it disrupt community trust, safety and fragile fabric which support life itself.

International bodies and human right organisation have warn before about danger of striking medical infrastructure in conflict zone. Such action often violates international humanitarian laws, particular the protection afford to medical personnel and facility. While there was no immediately response from Israeli military regarding hospital closure, pressure is likely mount for accountability and ensuring safe corridor or ceasefire to allow medical help reaching those most in need.

The lost of this hospital is more than logistical fail it’s human tragedy. Families depending on this institutions now facing unbearable weight of choosing between no care and risking further harms. In this war, medicine itself are being dismantle.