A doctor was killed today, Thursday, by Israeli occupation forces’ bullets while he was going to his workplace at Al-Awda Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip.

Local sources reported that Dr. Saeed Joda, the only orthopedic specialist in the northern Gaza Strip, was martyred after being shot in the head by an Israeli army Quadcopter reconnaissance plane.

She pointed out that Joda was heading from Kamal Adwan Hospital to Al-Awda Hospital for a medical mission in Tal al-Zaatar in Jabalia, north of the Strip, noting that he travels to work between the two hospitals due to the shortage of medical staff.

It is noteworthy that his son Majd (24 years old) was martyred a week ago, while trying to rescue his cousins from under the rubble of the house that was bombed by the occupation aircraft in Jabalia camp.

It is noteworthy that the occupation continues its aggression and siege on the northern Gaza Strip for the 70th consecutive day, as about 4,000 citizens were martyred and lost, and there is no water, food or fuel available.

Since the beginning of the occupation's aggression on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, 1,047 health sector personnel have been martyred, while the occupation has arrested more than 310 others, hundreds have been injured, and the occupation has destroyed about 130 ambulances. The deliberate targeting of medical infrastructure has also deprived citizens of the ability to access basic care services.