Martyr Kamal Adwan Governmental Hospital is a major public hospital located in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, and one of the region's largest hospitals.

On October 14, 2023, Israeli occupation aircraft threatened the hospital administration with evacuation in preparation for the bombing. On October 23, the Israeli army targeted a house next to the hospital.

On December 3, 2023, martyrs and injured fell as a result of a missile fired by an Israeli reconnaissance aircraft that targeted the northern gate of the hospital.

On December 4, 2023, the hospital director stated that the hospital was filled with wounded and displaced individuals and could not be evacuated.

On December 12, 2023, the Gaza Ministry of Health stated that the Israeli army had stormed the hospital after besieging and attacking it with multiple strikes. It expressed concern about the potential death of 12 children in the pediatric care unit due to a lack of milk and life-support equipment and urgently called for the protection of all individuals in the hospital and an immediate ceasefire.

On December 14, 2023, a hospital official reported that Israeli tanks and snipers surrounded the hospital and were firing randomly.

On January 15, 2024, hospital director Hussam Abu Safia noted that the absence of vaccinations significantly exacerbated diseases among children in northern Gaza and that overcrowding in displacement areas facilitated rapid infection spread. He explained that the pediatric ward included cases that could have recovered if vaccinations had been administered on time.

As of March 3, 2024, Director Hussam Abu Safia reported that 15 children had lost their lives due to hunger, malnutrition, and fuel shortages.