Gaza Hospitals Face Imminent Collapse Amid Fuel Blockade, Media Office Warns

Hospitals across the Gaza Strip are just 48 hours away from total collapse, the territory’s government media office warned on Sunday, citing Israel’s continued refusal to allow access to critical fuel supplies. In a strongly worded statement, the media office accused Israeli forces of obstructing the United Nations and other international organizations from reaching fuel reserves in parts of Gaza, pushing the already strained health system to the verge of disaster. “We warn in the strongest terms of an imminent disaster threatening the lives of thousands of sick and wounded in the Gaza Strip

Hospitals across the Gaza Strip are just 48 hours away from total collapse, the territory’s government media office warned on Sunday, citing Israel’s continued refusal to allow access to critical fuel supplies. In a strongly worded statement, the media office accused Israeli forces of obstructing the United Nations and other international organizations from reaching fuel reserves in parts of Gaza, pushing the already strained health system to the verge of disaster. “We warn in the strongest terms of an imminent disaster threatening the lives of thousands of sick and wounded in the Gaza Strip,” the statement said. The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator had already reported last week that humanitarian workers were repeatedly denied access to fuel stored in designated “restricted” zones. “We condemn in the strongest terms the systematic crime of the occupation of Gaza by preventing fuel from reaching hospitals,” the media office added, describing the blockade as a “flagrant violation of international humanitarian law, a blatant breach of the Geneva Conventions, and a direct contribution to deepening the ongoing health catastrophe.” The escalating crisis raises concerns over the fate of thousands of patients as hospitals struggle to operate without power and medical resources amid the ongoing conflict.