On October 7th, 2023 an alleged Israeli strike reportedly hit the courtyard of the Indonesian Hospital in Jabalia, in Beit Lahia at 2:30 pm. Multiple sources reported that 67-year-old Hosni Salha was killed when shrapnel hit him and Radio al-Zaitounia also reported that his son 39-year-old Yousra Hosni Salha was also killed. An unknown number of people were reported injured, with some sources referring to “dozens” of injured including employees and patients. The hospital’s oxygen station was also damaged.

Yementdy, Wafa and other local media reported that Hosni Salha worked at the hospital. The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, identified him as “Yousra Hosni Salha,” 67 year-old, and did not mention the victim’s son.

Local sources reported that “others” and “dozens” were injured in the incident, without quantifying how many, so Airwars has used the range 12-24 for injuries.

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) released a statement following the attack, adding that the Indonesian Hospital had been supported by MSF since 2021.

Multiple sources, including the Ministry of Health, alleged that Israeli aircrafts struck the hospital, while the Palestinian Center for Human Rights referred to the attack as a “missile shell.” This was the first of two incidents which occurred on the same day at the Indonesian Hospital.

Where possible, names have been matched with the Palestinian Ministry of Health (MoH) lists, which include national ID numbers. Since October 26, 2023 the MoH has released six lists, along with an additional list of medical professionals, which was released on September 17, 2024. Airwars is matching individuals to the first list where their name appeared. In regard to this incident, names are matched to the first ‘Palestinian Ministry of Health List of Fatalities in Gaza’ list, which was released on October 26, 2023.