A Catholic-supported hospital in Gaza City sustained damage after an Israeli airstrike hit a nearby residential apartment late July 29, according to the Catholic Near East Welfare Association’s Pontifical Mission in Lebanon and Syria.
The blast shattered windows and doors at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital and damaged an elevator serving its diagnostic center, though the hospital itself was not directly struck. Hospital manager Mousa Ayad said the explosion traumatised patients and staff, underscoring the ongoing strain on Gaza’s health system despite the October 2025 ceasefire. He said hospitals continue to face shortages of medicines, equipment and basic supplies, while thousands of patients remain on surgical waiting lists or need treatment outside Gaza.
Local emergency officials also reported an increase in strikes on residential buildings and said evacuation orders often leave families unsure where attacks will occur. Civil Defense crews cited equipment shortages that delayed their response, while aid workers said the conflict’s psychological and humanitarian toll remains severe. “Even after more than nine months of the ceasefire, the war’s impact is still present in every part of daily life,” said said Mousa Ayad, a manager at the hospital.
