The ongoing Israeli siege and bombardment of Gaza has exacerbated existing health crises and ignited new ones. We offer a list of reputable news sources addressing the mutli-faceted threats to health and healthcare delivery in the occupied Palestinian territories.

1. The healthcare system is in dire straits. The WHO reports that 34% of hospitals are currently not functioning, while 64% of both Ministry of Health and UNRWA primary care clinics are closed. The same WHO report documents 168 attacks on healthcare between October 7 and 22, affecting hospitals, other healthcare facilities, ambulances, and healthcare workers. Health needs and healthcare system functioning are increasingly under threat in the West Bank, where both settler and military violence are rising.
   
2. Pregnant people are laboring and delivering without access to medical supplies, clean water, and electricity. The United Nations Population Fund writes that 5,500 of the 50,000 pregnant people currently in Gaza are expected to deliver in the next month. Pregnant people in Gaza are at increased risk of miscarriage amidst the stress and shock of forced evacuations and the ongoing bombardment.
   
3. Save the Children reported that a total of 3,195 Palestinian children had been killed in Gaza as of October 29, more than the annual number of children killed in conflict zones across the world since 2019. Children account for at least 40% of fatalities in Gaza. At least 41 children have been killed in the West Bank.
   
4. Very little humanitarian aid has been allowed to pass into Gaza. Gazans lack access to food, water, fuel, or medical supplies necessary for treating injuries sustained in the bombings, as well as treatments like dialysis for pre-existing conditions. Medication supplies are being depleted. Electricity and internet outages similarly interfere with the delivery of medical care. While 25 trucks carrying humanitarian aid were delivered on November 5, these supplies are woefully inadequate to deal with the extremely high levels of need. See here for updates on UNRWA efforts.
   
5. The AMA offers several more general resources for health-related issues that arise in the context of war.