The European Hospital (Arabic: مستشفى غزة الاوروبي) is a public hospital in Al-Fukhari near Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestine. It was initially founded by the UNRWA with a grant from the European Union in 1989.
| European Gaza Hospital مستشفى غزة الاوروبي | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Al-Fukhari near Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, Palestine |
| Coordinates | 31°18′14.44″N 34°19′11.48″E / 31.3040111°N 34.3198556°E |
Initial construction plans for the European Hospital were estimated to cost $45 million, with 232 beds, to provide for the primary and secondary healthcare of 400,000 people in the surrounding area of Gaza.[1] The hospital was still under construction in 1999.[2]
The hospital served an estimated 17,500 monthly patients as of 2019, and is one of the three main referral hospitals in the Gaza Strip. According to a UNDP report, the health services provided at the hospital include laboratory services, imaging services (CT, MRI, X-ray), intensive care units, and specialised surgeries.[3]
2023 Israel-Hamas war
On 31 October 2023, Israeli air raids targeted the vicinity of the European Hospital.[4] On 13 November Tom Potokar, chief Red Crescent surgeon at the hospital, described the situation in southern Gaza as "just relentless."[5]
On 19 November, after the Al-Shifa Hospital siege ended with Israeli forces controlling Al-Shifa Hospital, the World Health Organization stated it was planning missions to transport the remaining Al-Shifa patients to the European Hospital and Nasser Medical Complex in the next 2-3 days.[6] On 23 November, the head of the Medical Emergency Rescue Committee at the Indonesia Hospital stated that patients and staff at Indonesia Hospital had been evacuated to the European Hospital.[7]