US EditionDesperate Gaza Doctors Cram Several Babies Into One Incubator as Fuel Crisis Reaches Critical Point
GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE, JUL 9 – Hospitals in Gaza face imminent shutdown due to fuel shortages caused by an 11-week blockade, risking lives of hundreds including 22 babies in incubators, UN and medical staff warn.
- Doctors at Gaza's largest hospital are forced to place multiple premature babies in single incubators due to severe fuel shortages threatening hospital operations.
- The crisis results from an 11-week Israeli blockade that restricts fuel and humanitarian aid, pushing Gaza's two million residents toward famine and deepening hardship.
- Fuel scarcity has led Al Shifa Hospital to shut down kidney dialysis sections and rely on limited generator spare parts, risking the shutdown of vital departments like intensive care.
- Hospital spokesperson Mohammed Sakr said daily fuel needs are 4,500 litres but only 3,000 litres are available, enough for 24 hours, putting hundreds of patients, including 22 babies, at risk.
- The health sector operates at half capacity amid over 600 attacks on medical facilities, and the fuel crisis risks turning hospitals into ‘silent graveyards’ with rising mortality anticipated.
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