Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Palestine Envoy: India-Built West Bank Hospital in Two Years
India plans to help Palestine build a special hospital in the West Bank.
The Palestinian ambassador hopes it will be ready within two years.
He said the paperwork and order for the project had been completed, although road closures could cause delays.
India also plans to support a vocational training centre.
It is discussing artificial limbs for people in Gaza who lost limbs.
India has also been asked to provide dialysis machines and other medical supplies.
Indian and Palestinian officials are meeting to strengthen cooperation.
Palestine supports India’s effort to win a temporary United Nations Security Council seat and says India should eventually have a permanent one.
Palestinian Ambassador Abdullah M. Abu Shawesh said India’s speciality hospital in the West Bank could be completed within two years.
The hospital is part of India’s announced commitment to support a hospital, an artificial-limb centre and a vocational training institute for Palestinians.
Indian diplomat Sripriya Ranganathan met Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin in Ramallah to discuss bilateral and development cooperation.
India is discussing vocational training, artificial limbs for Gaza amputees, dialysis machines and other medical supplies.
Palestine supports India’s campaign for a non-permanent United Nations Security Council seat for 2028–2029, and Shawesh said India deserves a permanent seat.
- Who
- Palestinian Ambassador Abdullah M. Abu Shawesh, Indian diplomat Sripriya Ranganathan and Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin are the main officials mentioned.
- What
- India is supporting a speciality hospital and other development, training and medical-assistance projects for Palestinians.
- When
- Shawesh said the hospital could be completed within two years; Ranganathan met Shahin in Ramallah on Tuesday.
- Where
- The hospital is planned for the West Bank, while artificial-limb assistance is intended for Gaza; the diplomatic meeting took place in Ramallah.
- Why
- The projects are intended to provide healthcare, training and humanitarian support while strengthening India–Palestine relations.
Palestinian Concerns and Positions
Indian and Initiative Positions
Hospital timeline
Palestinian Concerns and Positions
The Palestinian Embassy and Shawesh accused Israel of granting impunity to extremist settlers and pursuing annexation, settlement expansion and policies that frighten or displace Palestinians.
Indian and Initiative Positions
India reiterated support for dialogue, diplomacy and a negotiated two-state solution; the reports do not provide an Israeli response to the allegations.
Gaza peace efforts
Palestinian Concerns and Positions
Shawesh called United States President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace initiative a step toward resolving the Gaza conflict but said it was not an initiative for lasting peace.
Indian and Initiative Positions
The reports describe the initiative’s stated purpose but do not provide a separate response from its organisers or another party.
- Hospital location
- West Bank
- Expected completion
- Within two years, according to Abdullah M. Abu Shawesh
- Indian diplomat
- Sripriya Ranganathan, Secretary (CPV & OIA), visiting Palestine
- Additional projects
- An Artificial Limb Fitment Centre and a Vocational Training Institute
- Medical assistance discussed
- Dialysis machines, medicines and other medical supplies
- United Nations bid
- Palestine supports India’s bid for a non-permanent Security Council seat for 2028–2029
- Implementation concern
- Shawesh said difficult conditions, including road closures, could affect construction
