US EditionA Moment of Hope in Gaza
The 168 graduates earned advanced medical certifications during two years of conflict, with Gaza hospitals facing 687 attacks, reflecting resilience amid severe healthcare system destruction.
- On Thursday, a cohort of 168 Palestinian doctors known as the `Humanity Cohort` received Palestinian Board certifications before the destroyed al-Shifa Medical Complex, marking resilience amid rubble.
- The World Health Organization has recorded hundreds of attacks and assessed al-Shifa as an `empty shell with human graves`, showing hospitals were repeatedly targeted by Israeli operations.
- The Gaza Ministry of Health reported 406 killed and 1,118 injured since October 2023, with over 18,500 critically ill patients, including 4,000 children, needing evacuation.
- On Thursday, the graduation featured empty chairs with photos of slain healthcare workers and commemorated Palestinian doctors lost during the conflict, amid ongoing human-rights concerns.
- Of Gaza's 36 hospitals, only 18 remain even partially functional as of mid-December, and Al-Shifa Medical Complex, despite partial renovation, largely lies in ruins since a ceasefire announced this October.
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A Moment of Hope in Gaza
On Thursday, December 25th, 2025, during Israel’s ongoing genocide against Palestinians, 168 students graduated from medical school, in Gaza. Wearing their white coats, they stood in front of the ruined façade of what was formerly Gaza’s largest hospital, the Al-Shifa Medical Complex. As a backdrop, the destroyed building realistically conveys…
168 Gaza doctors graduate even as Israel reduced hospitals to rubble
A cohort of 168 Palestinian doctors received advanced medical certifications in Gaza amid the ruins of al-Shifa Medical Complex, once the territory’s largest hospital, Al Jazeera reported Friday.
JFJFPPalestinian doctors graduate in ruins of Gaza’s destroyed al-Shifa Hospital – JFJFP
Doctors attend a graduation ceremony at al-Shifa Hospital, honouring 168 physicians who received specialist certificates, 25 December 2025 Faisal Ali and News Agencies report in Al Jazeera on 26 December 2025: A cohort of 168 Palestinian doctors have received their advanced medical certifications in Gaza amid the rubble of what was once the Palestinian territory’s largest hospital. The graduation took place in front of the destroyed facade of th…
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