Al Ahli Hospital (Gaza)

Despite extreme adversity and horrendous conditions, the staff of Al Ahli Hospital have continued to serve people sheltering in Gaza City throughout the genocide — providing emergency inpatient medical care for up to 200 people each day, and outpatient care for as many as 700 of its 22,000 registered outpatients.

The start of the current war

Al Ahli Hospital — also known as Al Ahli ‘Baptist’ Hospital — has been at the heart of Gaza City for over 140 years, serving as a place of peace and refuge. That sanctuary was shattered on 17th October 2023, when a missile strike killed 471 people sheltering in its courtyard.

In the months that followed, the hospital was hit a further eight times. On 13th April 2025, staff were given just 20 minutes to evacuate all patients before two Israeli shells struck again, causing more than $3 million worth of damage.

Despite devastation, massive shortages in staffing, medicines, anaesthetics, antibiotics, fuel, food and water, Al Ahli has remained open every day, operating from two large tents set up in its courtyard.

Breast cancer screening and women’s health

A Palestinian woman having breast cancer screening at Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza City

Amos Trust has partnered with Al Ahli for over 30 years. Between 2013 and 2023, our support focused on the hospital’s breast cancer awareness and screening programme. Since October 2023, we’ve had to shift that support toward the hospital’s immediate and essential needs — ensuring it can function as a lifeline for the people of Gaza.

Before the genocide, breast cancer was the most common form of cancer in Gaza, and women there were three times more likely to die of the disease than women in the UK, Israel or the West Bank. The stigma surrounding breast cancer meant many women delayed seeking help until it was too late.

Amos Trust has partnered with Al Ahli for over 30 years. Between 2013 and 2023, our support focused on the hospital’s breast cancer awareness and screening programme.

Today, diagnosis and treatment have become almost impossible for nearly everyone in Gaza. There is now an urgent need for a rapid response to restore early diagnosis, treatment and awareness work — and to give women the chance to survive.

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