Elderly Palestinian Holds Medicine for Hours at Baptist Hospital for Wounded Daughter

A heartbreaking image emerged today from the Baptist Hospital in Gaza, capturing an elderly Palestinian man standing for hours, clutching medication for his injured daughter who was shot by Israeli colonial forces.

The photo, which has circulated widely across social media, highlights the deepening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, where hospitals are overwhelmed, under-equipped, and frequently targeted by Israeli airstrikes. Due to the brutal Israeli siege and the ongoing bombing campaign, basic medical supplies have become nearly impossible to obtain.

Local health workers report that patients are being treated on hospital floors, surgeries are performed without anesthesia, and many wounded civilians, including children and the elderly, are left untreated due to the collapse of the healthcare system.

The man’s silent endurance, holding tightly to the only medicine he could find for his wounded daughter, stands as a powerful symbol of both the suffering and the resilience of Palestinian families under Israel’s relentless assault.

Hospital staff warned that without immediate international intervention and humanitarian aid, the medical situation in Gaza may soon reach irreversible catastrophe.