Archive · 14 Jan 2026
Gaza Doctor Returns After 665 Days in Israeli Prison
Dr. Ahmed Muhanna is a very important doctor in Gaza.
He was in an Israeli prison for 665 days.
When he came back, he found his city and hospital in very bad shape.
Many buildings are destroyed, and there are not enough doctors or medicine.
Lots of people are sick and hungry.
The doctor says people are dying because they can't get the right treatment.
He is very sad and worried about his patients and his city.
Dr. Ahmed Muhanna returned to Gaza after 665 days in Israeli prison.
He found Gaza's healthcare system on the brink of collapse with severe shortages of staff, equipment, and medicines.
75 of his colleagues from al-Awda Hospital were killed during his detention.
Over 1,200 Palestinian health professionals have been killed since the war began.
Gaza lacks basic medical infrastructure, with 94% of hospitals damaged or destroyed.
- Who
- Dr. Ahmed Muhanna, a senior anesthesiologist and emergency medicine specialist
- What
- Returned to Gaza after 665 days in Israeli prison, finding a devastated healthcare system
- When
- After being arrested in December 2023 and released earlier this year
- Where
- Gaza, specifically al-Awda Hospital
- Why
- To reunite with his family and return to work, but found a healthcare system on the brink of collapse
- Dr. Ahmed Muhanna
- Senior anesthesiologist and emergency medicine specialist
- Duration in Prison
- 665 days
- Hospital Affiliation
- Al-Awda Hospital
- Healthcare Workers Killed
- 1,200+
- Hospitals Damaged or Destroyed
- 94%
- Acute Food Insecurity
- 75% of Gaza's population
- Functioning MRI Scanners
- 0
- Functioning CT Scanners
- 1
