[1][2] The hospital had 400 staff members employed by the Health Minister of the Gaza Strip, and several volunteers from Indonesia.

[3] Construction of the hospital began in 2011 on 16,000 square meters of land donated by the government of Gaza.

[3] On 20 November 2023, as part of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, the IDF completely surrounded and besieged the hospital.

She declared this during a diplomatic visit to China, who holds the presidency of the UNSC in November 2023, as an effort to push for a ceasefire on moral grounds.

[12] Al Jazeera reported that on Friday, 24 November, Israeli forces attacked the hospital, leaving much of it damaged.