Construction of the hospital began in 2011 on 16,000 square meters of land donated by the government of Gaza.[3][1] The project cost IDR 126 billion and was funded by donations from Indonesian people and organizations such as the Indonesian Red Cross Society and Muhammadiyah, collected through the Indonesian humanitarian organization Medical Emergency Rescue Committee (MER-C).[4][5] Then-Indonesian Vice-presidentJusuf Kalla inaugurated the hospital on 9 January 2016.[3]
On 20 November 2023, as part of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, the IDF completely surrounded and besieged the hospital.[6][7] Israel claims that Hamas fighters were using the hospital for military purposes, although this is disputed.[6][8][9] As of December 2023, the occupied building was later turned into an IDF military base.[10]
Al Jazeera reported that on Friday, 24 November, Israeli forces attacked the hospital, leaving much of it damaged.[12] A Gaza Health Ministry spokesperson[13] and other reports said the patients and personnel were then evacuated.[14][15]
In June 2024, the hospital reopened to patients as the only medical facility in northern Gaza.[16]