"Please don't be fooled by the Israeli military propaganda that has asserted that this "building does not currently serve as a hospital" - an assertion conveniently circulated by The Jerusalem Post in December 2024, as the Israeli military sought to deflect criticism of its decision to bomb the hospital. Many credible sources verify how ludicrous that claim is, from the images that Getty's photojournalists took following that bombing,"
"From March to May 2025, I lived within the hospital's walls as a caregiver to my mother. I witnessed how al-Wafa held so much pain in its rooms and corners. From children to the elderly, each patient carries their own devastating injury. When I returned to the hospital three months later as a guest, I observed how much more crowded it had become, with a massive number of patients seeking treatment."
A photograph dated December 29, 2024, documents damage inflicted on al-Wafa Rehabilitation Hospital in central Gaza. The Israeli military claimed the building no longer served as a hospital, a claim circulated by The Jerusalem Post and challenged by Getty photojournalists and the World Health Organization. Between March and May 2025, a caregiver lived inside al-Wafa and observed pervasive pain among patients of all ages. The facility became significantly more crowded months later as many injured people sought treatment. Hospital wards are suffocating, beds filled with bodies, and numerous patients are paralyzed and confined to wheelchairs.
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