Munir Al-Bursh, Director General of the Ministry of Health in Gaza, has announced a plan to rehabilitate hospitals in northern Gaza and revive essential healthcare services for patients in the region. Speaking on Monday, Al-Bursh confirmed that an agreement had been reached with emergency committees to commence work in three hospitals, contingent on the implementation of the ceasefire.

The rehabilitation process will begin with Al-Awda Hospital, which is equipped to provide primary care services. Efforts will then extend to the Indonesian Hospital and Kamal Adwan Hospital. Al-Bursh explained that the reconstruction and resumption of healthcare services will be approached gradually, addressing the extensive damage caused by the Israeli attacks. Hospitals that were destroyed will be rebuilt with the assistance of international institutions and organisations.

Al-Bursh condemned the deliberate targeting of Gaza’s northern hospitals by the Israeli occupation forces, stating that the infrastructure, oxygen stations, and fuel supplies were systematically destroyed. These facilities will now undergo urgent repairs to ensure they can receive patients as soon as possible. He described the scale of the destruction as "beyond description," highlighting the devastation as a deliberate act of genocide and ethnic cleansing aimed at erasing Gaza's northern regions.

He further detailed the atrocities committed, including the targeting of residential areas, healthcare facilities, and vital infrastructure. Kamal Adwan Hospital, for instance, was left completely out of service after being attacked, with over 65 medical staff detained by Israeli forces. Reports also indicate that field executions were carried out inside the hospital, adding to the grave violations against civilians and healthcare workers.

Al-Bursh rejected Israeli claims that hospitals in Gaza were being used as command centres for resistance factions, accusing the occupation of spreading false narratives to justify its attacks. He emphasised that these claims are part of a larger campaign to mislead international media and justify the systematic destruction of life-sustaining institutions in Gaza.

The announcement comes in the wake of a ceasefire agreement implemented on Sunday, ending 471 days of relentless bombardment. During this genocidal campaign, more than 157,000 Palestinians were killed or injured, the majority of them women and children, with over 11,000 still missing. The Ministry of Health now faces the monumental task of rebuilding a shattered healthcare system to meet the needs of Gaza’s traumatised and wounded population.