Israel blocks fuel supplies to hospitals, with stocks only enough for three days

The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip warned on Wednesday that hospitals operating in the Strip are at risk of shutting down within 72 hours as a result of the Israeli occupation’s prevention of the entry of fuel supplies needed to operate generators, as the US-backed Israeli aggression continues its genocidal campaign.

The ministry said in an official statement that “the occupation is preventing international and UN organizations from accessing fuel storage sites designated for hospitals, under the pretext that they are located within red zones where military operations are taking place.”

It added that the continuation of these obstacles could completely put hospitals out of service, especially since all vital departments rely entirely on fuel-generated electricity amid constant power outages.

The ministry indicated that “the remaining fuel stock in hospitals is only sufficient for three days.”

Since the start of the aggression on October 7, 2023, Israel has targeted the health system in the Strip, destroying or putting the majority of hospitals out of service.