The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has warned that hospitals in Gaza are in danger of becoming morgues due to a severe lack of electricity.
Gaza’s sole power plant ran out of fuel, and backup generators are at risk of failing, putting vital medical services at risk.
Gaza’s healthcare facilities are overwhelmed, a situation exacerbated by Israeli-imposed restrictions and airstrikes.
Israel has enforced a blockade on Gaza, and Hamas recently launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel.
Israel has insisted that it will not restore electricity or permit essential resources and humanitarian aid into Gaza until Hamas releases approximately 150 hostages taken during its attacks.
Fabrizio Carboni, the ICRC’s regional director, stressed the critical situation, explaining that without electricity, hospitals face the grim prospect of not being able to provide necessary medical care, impacting patients in incubators, those requiring oxygen, kidney dialysis, and X-rays.
Hospitals in Gaza are currently reliant on generators, but their fuel supplies are running out quickly, leading to difficult decisions for doctors about which medical procedures to perform.
The absence of humanitarian corridors is compounding the crisis, as Israel has not allowed their establishment.
Egypt has attempted to arrange aid deliveries through its Gaza crossing, but Israeli bombardment has complicated these efforts.
As a result, people are seeking refuge in hospitals, believing them to be safer than other parts of Gaza due to the ongoing airstrikes.
The humanitarian charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has described the overwhelming number of injuries and constant violence in Gaza, highlighting the grave consequences of interrupting hospital electricity supplies.
Hamas’s abduction of Israeli hostages during its attacks prompted Israel to halt supplies to Gaza.
The ongoing conflict has led to a significant loss of life and displacement of people, further intensifying the human suffering.
The ICRC has appealed for both sides to alleviate the distress experienced by civilians.
Source-BBC
