On Tuesday, European Gaza Hospital—one of the last remaining healthcare facilities in the Gaza Strip—was bombed. When a hospital or makeshift care site is hit during an air assault, the hope is that at least some form of care can continue, even if only partially.
Located in Khan Yunis, European Gaza Hospital had managed to retain partial operational status as recently as December 2024, providing medical services despite ongoing airstrikes. But after another round of attacks this week, the hospital has now been rendered officially non-operational.
European Gaza joins a growing list of hospitals that are no longer active in the region.
This week’s data visual tracks the operational status of hospitals across the Gaza Strip. According to the UN, there were 36 hospitals and healthcare facilities at the start of 2024. By December, only 17 remained. The map illustrates how rapidly these facilities have been lost—not just since December, but steadily over the course of the entire year.
One stark, somber fact emerges: as of now, only one major hospital remains active—the Shuhada Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah. Even this facility is barely functioning, operating under extreme constraints.
The aim of this map is not to provoke, but to highlight the harsh reality of vanishing access to care in Gaza.
The first visual pinpoints each hospital’s location and shows when it became inactive. The Jordanian Field Hospital is marked as “Unknown”—it was partially operational in Gaza City as of December 2024, but after a 2025 strike, there’s no verified data on whether it's still serving patients. Hopefully, it is.
The second infographic lists each hospital by name and location. You’ll notice Al-Awda Hospital appears twice—this reflects its two separate facilities: one in North Gaza and another in Gaza City. The North Gaza location became non-operational earlier this year, cutting off healthcare access for an estimated 40,000 Palestinians in that area.
Also reported in: Haaretz, Al-Jazeera, Middle East Eye
Thanks for reading — more visuals and data insights coming soon on Go Figure Weekly.— Semmi W.
