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An underground parking area converted into a treatment ward at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, after many patients were relocated following the outbreak of war, June 8, 2026 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
June 26, 2026, 8:01 pm
External AI tools blocked from public hospital networks over cyber safety fears
Hospital employees can no longer reach ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini from work computers, as Health Ministry sounds alarm over potential cyberattacks, leaks of sensitive medical information
By ToI Staff
A health official uses a thermometer to screen people in front of Kibuli Muslim Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, May 16, 2026. (Hajarah Nalwadda/AP)
June 23, 2026, 5:03 pm
Ebola suspicion ruled out, as expert says ‘very low’ chance current strain will reach Israel
However, Health Ministry is taking precautions as there are no vaccines yet for Bundibugyo virus; UN health agency reports 896 confirmed cases and 232 suspected deaths globally
By Diana Bletter
Patients and medical staff are seen in an underground parking area converted into a treatment ward at Ichilov Medical Center in Tel Aviv, after Iran fired missiles at Israel, June 8, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
June 8, 2026, 10:50 am
Hospitals move operations underground as Iran fires missiles at Israel
Medical facilities instructed to prepare to discharge patients who can go home, mobilize for emergency status; health fund clinics without shelters ordered closed
By ToI Staff
An underground ward at Haifa's Rambam Health Care Campus, which serves as a parking lot in peacetime, used during Operation Roaring Lion in March 2026. (Courtesy/Spokesperson's office)
March 26, 2026, 8:39 pm
As Iranian missiles rain down, hospitals scramble to raise funds for underground shelters
With the Health Ministry’s budget recently slashed, medical centers around the country are using storage spaces and parking lots while seeking donations for more protected buildings
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative: Patients and medical staff are seen in an underground parking area converted into a treatment ward at Shaarei Tzedk hospital in Jerusalem after many patients were relocated amid the Iran war, March 4, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
March 7, 2026, 7:24 am
From fortified ORs to popup clinics, Israel’s medical centers streamline wartime operations
Using knowledge gleaned the hard way during the Oct. 7 Hamas invasion and June war with Iran, hospitals go underground amid incoming missile fire – and staff know the drill
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative photo of infant milk formula in Quimper, western France January 29, 2026. (Fred TANNEAU / AFP)
February 12, 2026, 8:21 pm
Health ministry launches probe into death of infant who consumed recalled formula
Newborn dies of respiratory failure on day authorities expand recall of Nutrilon due to toxin that prompted global action; no clinical link found between consumption and death
By Diana Bletter
Dr. Ira Savetsky, volunteering at Soroka University Medical Center, takes a break outside an operating room on October 22, 2024. (Courtesy)
November 14, 2025, 4:52 pm
Soroka hospital gala honors NY plastic surgeon for pro bono work during Israel-Hamas war
The Gaza-adjacent medical center, which has treated thousands since Oct. 7, will recognize Dr. Ira Savetsky on Monday as it seeks an additional $50 million to rebuild after Iranian missile strike
By Diana Bletter
A billboard showing Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara accuses her of spinning tales against the government, in Tel Aviv, December 6, 2024. The billboard dubs Baharav-Miara 'judicial seamstress to the government,' in a Hebrew-language pun on her office's name. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 27, 2025, 1:53 pm
Daily Briefing May 27: Day 599 – Netanyahu, AG and High Court edge closer to crisis
Legal correspondent Jeremy Sharon discusses latest in the Shin Bet chief saga; health editor Diana Bletter reviews what hospitals have learned from treating released hostages
By Jessica Steinberg, Jeremy Sharon and Diana Bletter
Joanna Chen, Dua, and Rokia Abu Shakha, at the Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan. (Bernard Dichek)
January 16, 2025, 7:53 am
Hamas killed 6 of them on Oct. 7. Why these Israelis still drive Palestinians to hospitals
Road for Recovery program, launched in 2010 with donation by Leonard Cohen, now concentrates on bringing West Bank Palestinians to Israeli medical centers for lifesaving treatment
By Bernard Dichek
Rubbish and debris are scattered near damaged buildings in the vicinity of the Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip on October 31, 2024. (AFP)
December 27, 2024, 6:54 pm
IDF launches new raid on north Gaza hospital, saying Hamas operatives returned
Kamal Adwan Hospital director says five staff members killed in Israeli strike on facility, which military says is ‘terrorist stronghold’; IDF says officer died Thursday in clash
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Illustrative: An NYU Langone Health ambulance in New York City, March 26, 2020. (Cindy Ord / Getty Images North America / Getty Images via AFP)
May 29, 2024, 11:54 pm
NYC nurse fired after referring to Gaza ‘genocide’ in award acceptance speech
Palestinian-American Hesen Jabr was being honored for compassion toward bereaved mothers; had been warned against divisive statements after unspecified December incident
By AP
Soldiers help prepare the Sammy Ofer Fortified Underground Emergency Hospital at Rambam Medical Center in Haifa following the outbreak of war, October 11, 2023. (Courtesy of Rambam)
April 15, 2024, 7:56 pm
On high alert since October 7, hospitals were already prepared to deal with Iran attack
Administrators say IDF Home Front Command and Health Ministry have not instructed healthcare system to adjust readiness for possible widening of conflict
By Renee Ghert-Zand
One of the 10 operating rooms in a new 'mini-hospital' for ambulatory surgery at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center-Ichilov Hospital, February 2024. (Jenny Yerushalmi)
February 28, 2024, 2:36 pm
Surgery without a stay: Ichilov hospital unveils new operating rooms to cut wait times
System supporting 10 new operating rooms uses digital health to offer optimal care without adding beds to hospital’s wards
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Undercover Israeli forces operate inside Ibn Sina hospital in the West Bank city of Jenin to kill terror operatives, January 30, 2024. (Screenshot: X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 9, 2024, 11:07 pm
Israeli targeting of terrorists in Jenin hospital may be war crime, UN experts say
Special rapporteurs say Israel appears to have attacked a defenseless injured person in hospital, while practicing deceit
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A Clalit clinic in Herzliya. (Laliv g, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons)
August 27, 2023, 6:48 pm
Clalit Health Services teams with private security outfit to protect medical staff
With 1,000 violent incidents in its clinics so far this year, Israel’s largest HMO looks for solutions to protect its workers from attacks by patients and their families
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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