Enabling Atrocity: U.S. Complicity in the Systematic Destruction of Gaza’s Healthcare System
United States law prohibits taxpayer-funded assistance to foreign forces credibly implicated in gross violations of human rights. Yet as the International Court of Justice investigates whether Israeli operations in Gaza constitute genocide, the United States continues to provide military and financial support for actions that have dismantled Gaza’s healthcare system. As of May 2025, the World Health Organization confirmed that only 19 of Gaza’s 36 hospitals remain even partially operational. Ninety-four percent of healthcare facilities have been damaged or destroyed. Mass graves were discovered on hospital grounds. Medical personnel have been killed, detained, or disappeared. Ambulances have been targeted while responding to wounded civilians. These are not isolated incidents but evidence of a systematic assault on healthcare infrastructure. Despite extensive documentation, the United States has not suspended aid, conducted a legal review, or enforced safeguards required by law. The Leahy Laws, Foreign Assistance Act, and Arms Export Control Act all mandate enforcement in such circumstances. That enforcement has not occurred.
