The assault on Gaza’s hospitals by Israel — particularly Al-Shifa — unfolded not only as a military campaign but as a media event. Graphic imagery, anonymous intelligence claims and carefully staged briefings shaped how mainstream media reported the destruction of Gaza’s medical infrastructure and presented it to global audiences. In the process, attacks on civilians and health care facilities were framed as contested narratives rather than urgent violations of international law, reflecting Western establishment media’s complicity in Israel’s genocidal assault on the Strip.