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Electricity Crisis Threatens to Plunge Gaza's Largest Hospital Into Darkness
GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE, JUL 10 – Fuel shortages have forced Gaza hospitals to place multiple premature babies in single incubators, with only half of its hospitals partially functioning, the UN says.
- Al Shifa Hospital, Gaza's largest medical facility, faces an imminent fuel shortage crisis threatening its operations amid ongoing conflict as of 2023-10.
- The crisis stems from Israel's nearly three-month blockade of Gaza since early 2023 and the siege choking fuel access despite partial liftings and disputed aid diversion claims.
- Doctors at Al Shifa hospital are compelled to place multiple premature infants together in single incubators amid severe fuel shortages, with about 100 newborns facing critical danger, while medical procedures are being conducted without reliable power or cooling systems.
- Hospital spokesperson Mohammed Sakr reported that the facility requires 4,500 litres of fuel each day but currently has only 3,000 litres available. UNICEF spokesperson James Elder, recently returned from Gaza, emphasized that even with highly skilled medical staff, a hospital cannot function properly without essential medicines, pain relief, and sufficient power for lighting, making effective care impossible under current conditions.
- The critical fuel shortage risks turning the hospital into a 'silent graveyard,' worsening Gaza's already overwhelmed healthcare system described by WHO as 'on its knees,' and implies severe humanitarian consequences.
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