"Medicide" primarily refers to medically assisted suicide, meaning a suicide facilitated or carried out with a physician's aid. Still, it's a less common term than "physician-assisted suicide," while "Medicaid" (often mistaken for "medicide") is a major U.S. health insurance program for low-income individuals. Another newer usage defines medicide as the deliberate destruction of a healthcare system to harm the sick.
International law strictly prohibits the deliberate destruction of healthcare systems and facilities to harm the sick. Such actions constitute grave breaches of international humanitarian law (IHL) and are considered war crimes, and in certain circumstances, may amount to crimes against humanity.
- Please take note that dates refer to the day when a video, photo, or document was posted on the account of a social media user, where it was found.
- Credits: photographers, videographers, and reporters in Gaza, news agencies, and other sources.
- Details
- Parent Category: MEDICIDE
- Category: targeting and or killing medical personnel
20251227 - Al-Rimal, Gaza City - Al Shifa Hospital where Dr. Hossam Abu Safiya has been kidnapped a years ago
- Details
- Parent Category: MEDICIDE
- Category: targeting and or destroying clinics and hospitals
20240910 - policy paper - Medicide in Gaza and International Law - Time for Banning the Bombing of Hospitals