Hundreds of pallets of medical supplies enter Gaza for Red Cross field hospital

COGAT says dozens of trucks carrying advanced equipment, generators, medications and beds transferred to Strip amid health crisis

The transfer of hundreds of pallets of extensive medical equipment into the Gaza Strip for a Red Cross field hospital has been completed, the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) announced Thursday.

Under the project, which was approved and coordinated by COGAT, dozens of trucks entered Gaza carrying a variety of equipment, including advanced medical systems, laboratory and treatment room equipment, ventilator support equipment, generators for ongoing operation, medications, hospitalization infrastructure, as well as tents and dozens of new beds.

“Together, these significantly expand the hospital’s capacity,” COGAT said in a statement.

The agency said the initiative is intended to significantly enhance the hospital’s capabilities, increasing both treatment and hospitalization capacity while improving access to advanced care in areas such as emergency medicine, surgery and maternity services.

It added that the delivery of the equipment represents a major effort to reinforce Gaza’s healthcare system.

“The IDF, through COGAT, will continue to operate alongside the [Civil Military Coordination Center], in cooperation with the UN and approved international organizations, in order to allow and facilitate medical response for the residents of the Gaza Strip,” COGAT added.

Last week, Israel’s COGAT liaison to the Palestinians said it had approved the project to improve the field hospital.

“The advancement of this project demonstrates that even complex and sensitive equipment can enter the Gaza Strip through close and responsible coordination,” COGAT said at the time, vowing to “continue to work together with the [US-led] CMCC and lead humanitarian efforts, in accordance with international law, to allow and facilitate the medical response in the Gaza Strip.”

According to a recent report by the World Bank, United Nations and European Union, Gaza’s medical system — already strained before the war by shortages of equipment and specialization — was severely damaged amid the war sparked by Hamas’s October 7, 2023, onslaught and remains far from recovery.

During the war, Israel accused Hamas combatants of hiding command centers inside and beneath hospitals, but said the army took measures to minimize harm to civilians when operating in or near medical facilities.

According to the report, fewer than half of hospitals and less than 38 percent of primary healthcare centers are even partially functional today.

As of September 2025, at least 41,844 Gazans are estimated to be living with conflict-related, life-altering injuries requiring long-term rehabilitation, according to data collected by the World Health Organization, which includes information gathered by medical teams in the Strip and from Hamas-run health authorities.

Rebuilding the health system is estimated at a cost of $10.03 billion in the report.