The World Health Organization chief warns a dire lack of fuel in the Gaza Strip could have a “catastrophic” impact on already devastated health services in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory.
Desperate fuel shortages have been a constant problem in the besieged Palestinian territory, facing intense Israeli bombardment since Hamas’s deadly October 7 attack inside Israel lead to the ongoing war.
“Further disruption to health services is imminent in Gaza due to a severe lack of fuel,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said late Thursday on X, formerly Twitter.
The UN health agency cautioned that only 90,000 litres of fuel entered Gaza on Wednesday – even as the health sector alone needs 80,000 litres daily.
This is forcing WHO and its partners working in Gaza “to make impossible choices”, Tedros said.
WHO: Fuel shortages are catastrophic for health services in Gaza
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