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Illustrative: A man transports boxes of medication from Nablus's Rafidiya hospital to an ambulance vehicle waiting behind a barrier at the entrance to the Palestinian village of Turmus Ayya in the West Bank, on May 6, 2026. (Zain JAAFAR / AFP)
June 29, 2026, 5:50 am
Short of funds for drugs or doctors, West Bank health system falters under Israeli sanctions
A yearlong freeze on transfers of tax revenues has resulted in the debt-ridden PA Health Ministry being unable to provide many services, with physicians striking over inability to help patients
By Nurit Yohanan
Palestinians wait to receive a hot meal at a charity kitchen in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on July 22, 2025. (AFP)
July 22, 2025, 4:45 pm
Israel Medical Association beseeches COGAT and IDF for humanitarian and medical aid in Gaza
CIting the deaths of 73 civilians waiting for food on Sunday, IMA President Zion Hagay calls on officials to ensure medical equipment and aid reach the civilian population in Gaza
By Diana Bletter
This image released by the IDF on January 20, 2024, shows the inside of a Hamas tunnel in southern Gaza's Khan Younis where hostages were held. (Israel Defense Forces)
September 26, 2024, 2:44 am
On World Lung Day, Israeli groups highlight plight of hostages who ‘lack even air’
Medical assocations seek to bring attention to captives held in Hamas tunnels under Gaza, where a freed hostage recalled ‘we didn’t have oxygen… we couldn’t breathe’
By Diana Bletter
Prof. Hagai Levine (center), a leader of the White Coats – Healthcare Professionals for Democracy and head of the Israeli Association of Public Health Physicians, leads the chanting at the doctor's protest rally in Jerusalem, July 23, 2023. (Renee Ghert-Zand/ Times of Israel)
August 13, 2023, 10:01 pm
Doctors file petition to High Court calling to strike down ‘reasonableness’ law
Brief says that without the yardstick, the government will be able to fire doctors for their political opinions and prioritize treatment based on race
By ToI Staff
Health Ministry Director-General Moshe Bar Siman-Tov at a press conference about the coronavirus COVID-19, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on March 11, 2020. (Flash90)
July 26, 2023, 10:17 pm
Top Health Ministry official beseeches doctors considering leaving Israel to remain
WhatsApp group of medical workers seeking relocation advice has attracted some 3,000 since Knesset passed first overhaul law Monday, prompting emergency meeting
By Michael Horovitz
Doctors demonstrate against the judicial overhaul in Tel Aviv on July 18, 2023. (Jack Guez/AFP)
July 26, 2023, 10:17 pm
Doctors, scientists and tech leaders take stock after passage of ‘reasonableness’ law
American physicians and German research institutes offer moral support as Israeli healthcare workers weigh whether to stay and fight for scientific freedom or relocate
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Interior and Health Minister Moshe Arbel arrives at the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on May 7, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 25, 2023, 6:18 pm
Labor court orders doctors back to work after day-long strike to protest overhaul
IMA says it disagrees with decision but will honor it after Health Minister Arbel requests injunction to end wildcat action; more strikes threatened
By Renee Ghert-Zand and ToI Staff
Doctors demonstrate against the judicial overhaul in Tel Aviv on July 18, 2023. (Jack Guez/AFP)
July 24, 2023, 11:36 pm
Medical Association announces 24-hour general strike Tuesday in healthcare system
Hospitals and clinics in Jerusalem will not be affected, and emergency and critical care services will function as scheduled; Health Ministry weighs asking for injunction
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Several thousand doctors pack into Jerusalem's International Convention Center for a Israel Medical Association-organized rally protesting the government's judicial overhaul plans. July 23, 2023. (Renee Ghert-Zand/Times of Israel)
July 23, 2023, 10:08 pm
With Israel ‘on the edge of disaster,’ thousands of doctors protest in Jerusalem
Arriving in the capital Sunday for a major rally, physicians argue ‘reasonableness’ law will cause irreversible damage to healthcare system, patients and medical profession
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Medical staff protest against the judicial overhaul in Tel Aviv, during a two-hour strike in hospitals around Israel, July 19, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
July 19, 2023, 12:26 pm
Hospital staff stage 2-hour strike against overhaul bill, warn of wider action
Doctors rally nationwide, but urgent services unaffected; ex-chair of Medical Association warns of ‘full strike’ in healthcare system if judiciary-curbing legislation advances
By Michael Bachner
Doctors demonstrate against the judicial overhaul in Tel Aviv on July 18, 2023. (Jack Guez/AFP)
July 18, 2023, 6:07 pm
Israel Medical Association announces 2-hour ‘warning strike’ for Wednesday morning
Medical residents’ organization, nurses’ group, and IDF Medical Corps reserves join in call to take major steps to oppose government’s judicial legislation
By Renee Ghert-Zand
File: A doctor holds a sign saying 'The doctors are fighting for the life of democracy,' at a rally against the government's judicial overhaul bills in Tel Aviv on February 25, 2023. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
July 17, 2023, 5:12 pm
Doctors plan strike this week in protest of judicial overhaul
Israeli Medical Association follows up on its warning from last week, announces hospitals will operate in ’emergency mode,’ though no timeframe provided
By Gianluca Pacchiani
Israelis protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv, July 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
July 15, 2023, 11:52 am
‘Unprecedented civil resistance’: Mass rallies Saturday open 28th week of protests
Doctors warn of strike if ongoing judicial overhaul not halted: ‘If the government does not stop, the healthcare system will stop’
By ToI Staff
File: A doctor holds a sign saying 'The doctors are fighting for the life of democracy,' at a rally against the government's judicial overhaul bills in Tel Aviv on February 25, 2023. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
July 13, 2023, 4:10 pm
Public health staff plan strike if overhaul not halted – report
Union to discuss potential work stoppage at emergency meeting Thursday evening, amid reported consensus among medical professionals on matter
By Michael Horovitz
Arnon Segal donated a kidney on July 10, 2023, on the condition it would go only to a Jew. (Courtesy of Beilinson Hospital and Soroka Medical Center)
July 12, 2023, 8:11 pm
Right-wing journalist causes stir by announcing his kidney would go only to a Jew
Though such stipulations are not officially possible, individuals can bypass this through organizations that pair a donor with a recipient that matches their criteria
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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