Gaza Volunteers Clear Rubble and Plant Olive Trees at Al-Shifa Hospital Courtyard

Volunteers in Gaza cleared rubble and planted olive trees in the courtyard of the al-Shifa Hospital, a site that has been devastated by repeated Israeli attacks and sieges during Israel’s war on Gaza.

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Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera says the courtyard planting took place where more than 500 bodies were recovered from mass graves, and it framed the olive trees as a symbol of hope.

Al Jazeera

The Palestinian news agency Khabar News Agency reported that the Brave Knight 3 operation, with support from the United Arab Emirates, organized a voluntary campaign to clean the courtyard of the Al-Shifa Medical Complex, plant olive trees inside it, and prepare its facilities.

Khabar News Agency added that the activity came after massive destruction caused by Israeli aggression against the Al-Shifa Medical Complex that led to it being taken out of service.

In an interview with the Khabar Agency correspondent, Dr. Mohammed Arabi, deputy head of the committee backing the Brave Knight 3 operation, said the campaign was part of the continuation of the Brave Knight activities from inside the oldest and most venerable Al-Shifa Medical Complex in the Gaza Strip.

Arabi said the activity was aimed at spreading hope and affirming that “our people love life, peace, and security, and strive to restore their normal life like other countries in the world.”

Oz Arab Media

Khabar News Agency quoted Dr. Mohammed Abu Sulayma, General Director of the Al-Shifa Medical Complex, saying the activity and others serve as a message to the world that “our people love life as long as they can.”

Abu Sulayma told the Khabar Agency correspondent that the occupation destroyed the complex and took it out of service, while “with the efforts of the devoted, large parts of the medical complex are being rehabilitated.”

Khabar News Agency reported that Abu Sulayma called for reopening crossings and bringing in the necessary medical supplies to provide the necessary treatment to patients.

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The same report described the Brave Knight 3 campaign as including volunteers who participated in planting olive trees and cleaning the hospital courtyard after the Israeli aggression that took the complex out of service.

Al Jazeera’s account tied the planting to a broader effort to restore a sense of normalcy, noting that volunteers cleared rubble before planting the trees in the courtyard.

Oz Arab Media similarly described the olive-tree planting at al-Shifa Hospital as a step toward healing, with the initiative taking place in the hospital’s courtyard where more than 500 bodies were recovered from mass graves.