PHRI report: no fully functioning hospital in Gaza a year into ceasefire
Physicians for Human Rights Israel says Gaza has no fully functioning hospital and no MRI service a year after the October 2025 ceasefire. The group describes Israeli policy as continuing genocide; the two articles report no Israeli response.
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Centre · 2Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) said in a new report, published on 8 October 2026, that Gaza has no fully functioning hospital a year after the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The NationalN “Gaza is without a single fully functioning hospital a year on from the ceasefire between” Read at The National ↗ Anadolu AgencyN “Gaza still has no hospital operating at full capacity a year after a ceasefire took effect” Read at Anadolu Agency ↗ Centre · 1PHRI said 14 of Gaza's 36 hospitals were operating partially in October 2025 and 20 are now, but none can operate fully. Anadolu AgencyN “In October 2025, 14 of the 36 hospitals were operating partially. Nearly a year later, the number has risen to 20, but none is still capable of operating fully” Read at Anadolu Agency ↗ Centre · 2It said intensive care capacity rose by one bed, from 103 to 104, and that dialysis is available at 12 per cent of facilities in July 2026 against 17 per cent in October 2025. It also said Gaza has no MRI services. The NationalN “Intensive care capacity “has increased by one bed only – from 103 to 104”, PHRI said.” Read at The National ↗ Anadolu AgencyN “Dialysis services were available at 17% of health facilities in October 2025, falling to 12% in July 2026, while MRI services remain unavailable in the Strip” Read at Anadolu Agency ↗
Centre · 1Citing data from Israel's COGAT, PHRI said 69 per cent of medical supplies approved for entry into Gaza between January and May 2026 did not actually enter. Anadolu AgencyN “69% of medical supplies approved for entry into Gaza between January and May 2026 did not actually enter the enclave” Read at Anadolu Agency ↗ Centre · 2On medical evacuations, PHRI said about 3,423 patients left Gaza between 10 October 2025 and mid-September 2026, three to six times fewer than before the war, when 50 to 100 patients left each day. Gaza's Ministry of Health reports that at least 1,570 patients, including 264 children, died while waiting for evacuation. Anadolu AgencyN “about 3,423 patients were evacuated abroad, a rate three to six times lower than pre-war levels” Read at Anadolu Agency ↗ The NationalN “at least 1,570 patients have died, including 264 children, while waiting for medical evacuation” Read at The National ↗ Centre · 2The articles give different World Health Organization figures for attacks on health care in the first seven months of the ceasefire: The National cites 128 attacks on medical facilities, while Anadolu, relaying PHRI, cites at least 143 additional attacks on health care. The NationalN “The World Health Organisation says there were 128 attacks on medical facilities during the first seven months of the ceasefire.” Read at The National ↗ Anadolu AgencyN “The World Health Organization documented at least 143 additional attacks on health care during the first seven months of the ceasefire” Read at Anadolu Agency ↗
Centre · 2According to WHO Health Cluster figures cited by PHRI, Israeli forces killed at least 1,422 Palestinians and injured 5,150 between the ceasefire announcement and the end of September 2026. The National separately reports more than 1,400 people killed in near-daily Israeli attacks. Anadolu AgencyN “Israeli forces killed at least 1,422 Palestinians and injured 5,150 others between the announcement of the ceasefire and the end of September 2026” Read at Anadolu Agency ↗ The NationalN “more than 1,400 people have been killed in near-daily attacks by Israel, which still occupies much of the territory” Read at The National ↗ Centre · 2Milena Ansari, who wrote the report and directs PHRI's Occupied Territories Department, said the ceasefire "did not stop the genocide" but changed how it is carried out. PHRI said Israeli restrictions on medicine and equipment, limits on treatment abroad and obstruction of repairs to the health system were part of a pattern of alleged genocide. The NationalN “PHRI said Israel's restrictions on medicine and equipment, failure to allow patients to be treated abroad, and obstruction of efforts to repair Gaza's healthcare system were part of the pattern of alleged genocide.” Read at The National ↗ Anadolu AgencyN “The data show that the ceasefire has not stopped the genocide, but has only changed the way it is carried out” Read at Anadolu Agency ↗ Centre · 1The ceasefire began on 10 October 2025 under a peace plan backed by US President Donald Trump. The war began with the Hamas-led attack of 7 October 2023, in which militants killed nearly 1,200 people and took about 250 hostage, and more than 74,000 Palestinians have since been killed, according to The National. The NationalN “The ceasefire was agreed last October in a peace plan backed by US President”“More than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's military response” Read at The National ↗
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Left0 outlets
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Centre2 outlets
- Framing
- Both outlets lead with the PHRI report, stressing that an Israeli rights group says Gaza's health system has not recovered, and both carry Ansari's genocide characterisation.
- Emphasis
- The National adds context on the war, the blockade and casualties; Anadolu gives more detail on hospital counts, supply approvals and evacuation rates.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Neither article includes a response from Israeli authorities or COGAT to the report's findings.
- Charged language
- “genocide”“onslaught”
- For example
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“The data show that the ceasefire did not stop the genocide – it changed the way it is being carried out.” — The National
“ceasefire has not stopped the genocide, but has only changed the way it is carried out” — Anadolu Agency
Right0 outlets
No right outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
What every side reports
- PHRI says no hospital in Gaza is fully functioning a year after the ceasefire.
- Gaza has no MRI services, ICU beds rose only from 103 to 104, and dialysis availability fell from 17% to 12% of facilities.
- PHRI's Milena Ansari says the ceasefire changed the way genocide is carried out rather than stopping it.
Where accounts differ
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Number of WHO-recorded attacks on health care in the first seven months of the ceasefire
- Centre
- The National says 128 attacks on medical facilities; Anadolu, relaying PHRI, says at least 143 additional attacks on health care.
Physicians for Human Rights Israel organisation
Says the ceasefire has brought only marginal improvement and that Israeli policy keeps conditions that prevent Gaza's health system and people from recovering, which it describes as genocide.
“Israeli policy continues to create conditions that prevent Palestinians in Gaza from recovering and surviving.” — The National
“killings, injuries and acts of genocide continue in Gaza even under the ceasefire.” — Anadolu Agency
Left0 articles
No coverage yet.
Centre2 articles
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Sympathetic Presents the PHRI findings alongside blockade, casualty and displacement context, with the ceasefire described as existing 'only on paper'.
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Gaza still has no hospital operating at full capacity: Israeli rights group
Sympathetic Relays the PHRI report in detail, foregrounding the genocide quote in its subheadline.
Right0 articles
No coverage yet.
- 8 Oct 04:00 First The NationalN Gaza has no MRI scanners or fully functioning hospitals one year after ceasefire, says Israeli rights group
- 8 Oct 10:35 +6h 36m Anadolu AgencyN Gaza still has no hospital operating at full capacity: Israeli rights group
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