In December 1984, the Israeli authorities closed down the orthopedic department due to contamination and transferred its activities to Al-Shifa Hospital.

[5] The international media reported on the death of a 13-year-old amputee, Donia Abu Mohsen, who had survived a previous Israeli airstrike that killed her entire family.

[16] The Gaza Health Ministry attributed thirteen patient deaths to the lack of electricity and oxygen at the hospital.

[16] In July 2024, Javid Abdelmoneim, a doctor with Médecins Sans Frontières, reported conditions at the Nasser Hospital, stating, "I've worked in mass casualties around the world and the smell of blood is the same wherever you are.

[19] In late April, a mass grave containing nearly 300 bodies was discovered following the withdrawal of Israeli forces earlier in the month, according to Gazan civil defence workers.