Director of field hospitals in Gaza: The health sector is experiencing the “most dangerous phase” since the beginning of the aggression

The Director General of Field Hospitals at the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, Dr. Marwan al-Hams, warned that the health sector is experiencing its “most dangerous phase” since the start of the Israeli aggression on the Strip on October 7, 2023, stressing that the health system is on the brink of complete collapse.

Al-Hams told Palestine Online that health facilities in Gaza “are currently experiencing the highest levels of danger,” explaining that the remaining drug stock does not exceed 40%, while the ministry has lost 80% of its essential medical supplies.

He added that in recent days, most of the Gaza Strip’s hospitals have been put out of service due to deliberate targeting by the Israeli occupation army.

He pointed out that the Indonesian Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip has ceased operations, as has the European Gaza Hospital in Khan Yunis the day before. Meanwhile, today, the Nasser Medical Complex and the Ministry of Health’s warehouses were directly bombed, causing extensive damage.

He explained that the medical landscape in the Gaza Strip has become almost paralyzed, with no functioning hospital remaining in the Northern Governorate. In Gaza, services are limited to the Baptist Hospital, with minimal services, and only the emergency and reception departments at Al-Shifa Hospital.

He also noted that in the Central Governorate, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital continues to provide limited services, while in Khan Yunis, only the Nasser Medical Complex remains, also providing minimal services.

Al-Hams stressed that “operating rooms are full, and patients and the wounded are lying in the corridors. No new patients can be admitted until the person receiving services has died.” He affirmed that medical staff continue to work “at maximum capacity and with minimal resources.