Palestinian Red Crescent opens Gaza field hospital for 500,000 people
Facility aims to expand emergency healthcare in northern Gaza as hospitals face severe shortages of medicines, equipment and medical staff
GAZA CITY, Palestine (MNTV) — The Palestine Red Crescent Society has opened a field hospital in northern Gaza to provide medical services to nearly half a million people amid the continued collapse of the territory’s healthcare system following Israel’s ongoing genocide.
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa said the facility represents an effort to address Gaza’s growing medical needs despite extensive destruction of health infrastructure and shortages of medicines, equipment and healthcare workers.
Mustafa made the remarks during a visit to the society’s headquarters in Al-Bireh, where he also inspected warehouses containing medicines, medical equipment and relief supplies prepared for delivery to Gaza.
The Palestinian Red Crescent said significant stocks of medical supplies are ready for shipment, while 57 ambulances are also prepared to enter Gaza once Israeli restrictions on access are eased.
It said 35 of the ambulances are currently positioned on the Egyptian side of the border and another 22 are in the occupied West Bank.
PRCS President Younis al-Khatib described the opening as an important national achievement and said the facility forms part of efforts to expand healthcare services across Gaza.
He said establishing the hospital had required overcoming significant logistical and operational obstacles, while stressing the need to strengthen medical services in northern Gaza, where healthcare facilities have faced particularly severe pressure.
The organization said the new facility is its sixth field hospital in Gaza and is expected to provide healthcare to approximately 500,000 people in the north.
The hospital was opened as Gaza continues to face a severe humanitarian and medical crisis after months of Israeli military operations.
Palestinian authorities and humanitarian organizations have reported extensive damage to hospitals and other civilian infrastructure, alongside shortages of medicines, medical equipment and healthcare personnel.
Palestinian officials say more than 73,000 Palestinians have been killed and over 174,000 injured since the escalation of the conflict in October 2023, with women and children making up a large proportion of the casualties.
The destruction of Gaza’s health infrastructure has left medical facilities struggling to treat the growing number of wounded and patients, making field hospitals and emergency medical services increasingly important to the territory’s civilian population.
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