Fig. 2
From: Evaluating emergency response at a hospital near the Gaza border within 24 h of increased conflict
Number of patients arrived at the BUMCA's ER amid missile attacks launched from Gaza toward southern Israel, within the initial 24 h of the Hamas-Israel war. a The graph illustrates the correlation between the number of patients (left y-axis) and the number of missile alerts (right y-axis) on an hourly basis (x-axis). The absence of data at the beginning of the missile alerts plot is attributed to a data overload, a consequence of the simultaneous firing of thousands of missiles within the initial 3 h
aArmed conflict which began on October 7th 2023, when Hamas terrorist from Gaza attacked Israel with rockets, invaded into Israel and brutally murdered thousands of civilians (Jewish, Christian and Muslim) among other violant acts. BUMCA = Barzilai Unversity Medical Center, Ashkelon, Israel; ED = emergency department