"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.
- When acts and or activities by the Israeli war belligerent targeting the colonized people in Gaza are systematic, and or are on a large scale, we consider these acts and activities as shown in the 'breadcrumbs'. This does not include violations, which refer to breaches of rules and international law.
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- 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
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- Category: targeting and or destroying clinics and hospitals
20240910 - policy paper - Medicide in Gaza and International Law - Time for Banning the Bombing of Hospitals
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- Category: medicide by COGAT
20240213 - COGAT claims it has delivered floating hospitals (video, 2 images + comment)
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- Category: medicide by COGAT
20240211 - COGAT paints RoRo ship as hospital ship (screenshot+PDF)
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