Ibn Sina Specialized Hospital (Arabic: مستشفى ابن سينا التخصصي) is a hospital of the Al Arab Hospitals Group Co. Ltd in the State of Palestine. The hospital was opened on October 11, 2021 and located in the northern West Bank city of Jenin.[1]
Establishment
Al Arab Hospitals Group commenced its operations with the establishment of the Arab Specialized Hospital in Nablus in 1998. The group later expanded by inaugurating the Istishari Arab Hospital in Ramallah in 2016 and the Ibn Sina Specialized Hospital in Jenin in 2021.
On October 11, 2021, Prime MinisterMohammad Shtayyeh opened the Ibn Sina Specialized Hospital and toured it, inspected its workflow and held several meetings in the city of Jenin.[1]
Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin became a focal point on the morning of May 11, 2022, as it played a critical role in responding to the death incident involving of Al Jazeera Arabic journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. Following her coverage of an IDF raid in Jenin camp, Shireen was transported to Ibn Sina Hospital, where medical professionals pronounced her dead. The hospital's role in this unfortunate event underscores its importance as a healthcare institution in the local community.[2]
2023
The Palestinian News Agency announced that the Israeli force had targeted citizens with live bullets in front of the emergency department, and a military mechanism had also broken into the hospital square.[3]
On November 17, 2023, Israeli soldiers surrounded at least four hospitals, including Ibn Sina Hospital, in the occupied West Bank. During a raid at Ibn Sina Hospital, medical staff were instructed to raise their hands and evacuate. Some doctors resisted evacuation, and two paramedics were reportedly arrested during the incident, as stated by Khairat.[4][5]
2024
On January 29, Israeli special forces wearing civilian clothes assassinated three suspects of Palestinian youths after infiltrating Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin.[6][7][8]
