Patients face ‘certain death’ as Gaza hospitals running out of fuel: Ministry
Gaza’s Health Ministry warns hospitals in the besieged territory are “entering an extremely dangerous phase” due to fuel shortages.
“A few days may bring scenes of vital departments stopping work, meaning the health crisis will worsen and expose the lives of patients and the wounded to certain death,” it said in a statement published on Telegram.
“Technical and engineering procedures for scheduling operating periods have become ineffective with the cessation of fuel supplies,” it added, appealing to all concerned parties to intervene “to avoid a disaster with unpredictable results”.
Three more children starve to death in Gaza: Medical source
Three children have died from malnutrition in southern Gaza, a source at the Nasser Medical Complex has told Al Jazeera.
News of the latest starvation deaths comes as sources in hospitals across Gaza say 22 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire in the territory since dawn, including 18 in Gaza City alone.
Witnesses report Israeli military advancement in south of Gaza City
We are witnessing an intensification of Israel’s ground operations, accompanied by relentless Israeli bombardment, targeting in particular northwestern Gaza, where a number of residential buildings were hit in a refugee camp, forcing hundreds of Palestinians to flee.
The Israeli troops are stationed in northwestern, northeastern and southern Gaza City. Witnesses reported that the ground forces stationed in the south of the city have advanced towards the Ministry of Detainees near the Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood.
The situation on the ground is getting much more dire. Two images define the situation: the mass displacement of families from Gaza City to the southern parts of the Gaza Strip and the relentless bombardment carried out by the Israeli military.I spoke to some families this morning, and they said they decided to remain in the city because they cannot afford the high costs of relocation and given the fact that they have no place to run to due to the overcrowding in the south.
I spoke to some families this morning, and they said they decided to remain in the city because they cannot afford the high costs of relocation and given the fact that they have no place to run to due to the overcrowding in the south.
A displaced Palestinian woman with a child rests by the roadside in central Gaza after Israeli orders to leave Gaza City
