Three-Day Fuel Crisis in Southern Gaza Hospitals Amid Closed Border Crossings and Military Operations
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that hospitals in the southern Gaza Strip have only three days of fuel left due to closed border crossings.
The closure of the Rafah crossing, which is the main conduit for aid into Gaza, was enforced by Israel after they sent tanks into the city on Tuesday.
The closure is preventing the UN from bringing fuel, and without it, all humanitarian operations will stop.
The border closures are also impeding the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza.
The text reports that hospitals in the southern Gaza region have only three days of fuel left, putting essential services at risk of halting.
One hospital in Rafah, Al-Najjar, is currently non-functioning due to ongoing hostilities and a military operation in the area.
The World Health Organization (WHO), based in Geneva and the UN's health agency, expressed concern that this military operation is limiting humanitarian efforts to reach thousands of people in need of food, sanitation, health services, and security.
The WHO urged for an end to the military operation.
On Wednesday, Israel bombed Rafah during peace talks in Cairo to establish a truce in the seven-month war.
The conflict began after Hamas's unprecedented attack on Israel in October 2021, resulting in over 1,170 deaths, mostly civilians.
Israel's retaliatory offensive has killed over 34,800 people in Gaza, primarily women and children, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.
The closure is preventing the UN from bringing fuel, and without it, all humanitarian operations will stop.
The border closures are also impeding the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza.
The text reports that hospitals in the southern Gaza region have only three days of fuel left, putting essential services at risk of halting.
One hospital in Rafah, Al-Najjar, is currently non-functioning due to ongoing hostilities and a military operation in the area.
The World Health Organization (WHO), based in Geneva and the UN's health agency, expressed concern that this military operation is limiting humanitarian efforts to reach thousands of people in need of food, sanitation, health services, and security.
The WHO urged for an end to the military operation.
On Wednesday, Israel bombed Rafah during peace talks in Cairo to establish a truce in the seven-month war.
The conflict began after Hamas's unprecedented attack on Israel in October 2021, resulting in over 1,170 deaths, mostly civilians.
Israel's retaliatory offensive has killed over 34,800 people in Gaza, primarily women and children, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.
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