Urgent health update: Consequences of war on Gaza, the West Bank/East Jerusalem, and Lebanon - July 4, 2026
Use the links below to explore our thematic collections of peer-reviewed health-related literature on Palestine. The collections are stored in PubMed to make searching and filtering easier. The collections are updated on a bi-weekly basis and currently include articles published between January 1, 2026 and July 4, 2026.
Publications from the past two weeks include:
Medical Aid for Palestinians: Gaza facing a health-care catastrophe
The Lancet
Fikr Shalltoot, Gaza Director for Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP), writes: "This has been a ceasefire in name only. What patients in Gaza urgently require is not rhetoric, but action: an end to the killing; the immediate and unrestricted entry of humanitarian aid; the lifting of punitive restrictions that have deliberately dismantled health care; and the beginning of Palestinian-led reconstruction of medical services. There must be accountability for Israeli authorities’ violations of international law. Without justice, recovery is impossible, and the dismantling of Gaza's health system will continue with impunity."
Journal of Migration and Health
This qualitative study assessed the "psychosocial and material consequences of genocide on elderly Gazans, examining the impacts of displacement, deprivation, and loss of dignity." In-depth interviews conducted between November 2023 and January 2024 with 40 older adults living in temporary shelters in Rafah found that "repeated forced displacement has shattered the sense of home and security, amplifying chronic anxiety, grief, and disorientation." "Despite severe hardship, many participants demonstrate resilience through faith, cultural values such as sumud (steadfastness), and mutual support, yet these coping strategies are stretched to their limits by ongoing violence and scarcity."
Additional articles can be found in the following collections:
Hospitals, health care, and health infrastructure
Public health and medical workforce
Institutional silence, repression, and complicity
Infectious and communicable disease
You can still access our article summaries for articles published between April 2025 – March 2026 here.