Gaza Hospitals on the Brink of Fuel Crisis

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Gaza: “We have less than 48 hours before all electric generators in hospitals run out of fuel,” Health Ministry Spokesman Ashraf Al-Qudra said on Telegram.

The mechanism followed to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza is “slow and cannot change reality,” further said Al-Qudra, stressing that “the healthcare system has reached the worst stage in its history”.

The Health Ministry in Gaza warned early Tuesday that electric generators in hospitals will cease functioning within the next 48 hours due to a fuel shortage.

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Earlier on Monday, the ministry said that 32 health centres are out of service due to targeting by Israeli warplanes and a fuel shortage.

It added that the immediate needs of hospitals must be prioritised in terms of aid distribution, urging the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross to push for allowing supplies of fuel and blood units to support the health sector in the besieged Gaza Strip.

According to medical sources, the Indonesian Hospital in Gaza was shut down as its vital facilities were disrupted on Monday as a result of a power outage.

Videos circulating online showed medical teams at the hospital receiving patients carried by ambulance workers while using portable flashlights.