Al-Aqsa Hospital in central Gaza is facing a critical situation as it grapples with severely low levels of fuel and medical supplies due to road closures. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has reported that the hospital, which received 45 bodies from an Israeli strike on Deir al-Balah, is admitting between 150 and 200 wounded patients daily since the end of the truce between Israel and Hamas on Friday.
Marie-Aure Perreaut Revial, the emergency coordinator for MSF in Gaza, emphasized the dire circumstances, stating, “There are currently 700 patients in the hospital, and new patients keep arriving. We are running out of essential supplies to treat them.” The shortages, including medicine and fuel, pose a significant risk, potentially preventing the hospital from conducting life-saving surgeries or providing intensive care. Without electricity, crucial medical equipment such as ventilators would cease to function, blood donations would be halted, and the sterilization of surgical instruments would become impossible.
Highlighting the urgency of the situation, Revial stressed the need for humanitarian supplies to be promptly delivered. The hospital is in immediate need of surgical sets, external fixators to stabilize broken bones, and essential medications, including those for chronic illnesses.
MSF has called for an end to the Israeli siege on Gaza and urged authorities to allow the entry of medical humanitarian supplies and aid into the territory. The agency emphasizes the vital importance of facilitating the supply chain to ensure the hospital’s ability to provide essential medical care to the growing number of patients in need.
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