QRCS Mourns Gaza Martyr Dr Al-Sultan

(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has mourned the martyrdom of Dr Marwan Omar Rabia al-Sultan, director of the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza, a statement said.
It was on Wednesday that Dr al-Sultan and several members of his family were killed in a bombing of his home in Gaza City.
"Dr al-Sultan, an excellent doctor, joined the QRCS mission in Jordan in 2009 as a graduate of QRCS' Specialised Medical Scholarships Programme," recalled Mohamed Badr al-Sada, assistant secretary-general for Relief and International Development.
"He also contributed to the Specialised Surgeries Project 2025 in his specialisation of internal medicine and cardiovascular diseases. Dr al-Sultan was stationed on the front lines. Despite the extreme danger, he chose to stay at the hospital to serve the patients and injured people. This embodies a spirit of dedication to the humanitarian responsibility.
"He heroically saved hundreds of patients. From 2018 to September 2023, he and his team performed dozens of therapeutic catheterisation procedures, despite shortages of supplies. Dr al-Sultan supervised the training of 12 resident physicians, provided them with written protocols for myocardial infarction management in blockaded areas. Leading the efforts of restoration, he participated in the re-operation of the Indonesian Hospital, which was partially destroyed in November 2023 and May 2025”.
The martyrdom of Dr al-Sultan is a great loss for Gaza's medical sector and a testament to the suffering of medical workers, who continue to work in dreadful conditions due to the ongoing war, tight blockade, and the deliberate targeting of health facilities, which hinders the provision of life-saving health care, the statement said.
"We at QRCS reaffirm that medical professionals are not a target and must be fully protected to ensure the continued provision of life-saving medical services for innocent civilians.

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