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According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), at least 4,385 Palestinians have been killed in the strikes. The Palestinian health ministry says that more than 1,700 are children.
The lack of electricity has made it difficult for hospitals to use medical equipment and has prevented the treatment of the sick and injured.
Israeli criminal Army Spokesperson Avichay Adraee had announced in a statement that fuel will not be allowed to enter Gaza.
The WHO said that 130 premature infants and 1,000 patients dependent on dialysis, as well as patients in intensive care units across the besieged enclave, will die if no fuel is found to power incubators, ventilators and dialysis machines.
Doctors in Gaza told The Independent they were having to improvise as supplies were running out, including using shop-bought vinegar to disinfect wounds, conducting surgeries without anaesthetic and treating burns patients without dressings.
WHO said on Sunday that 65 per cent of primary care facilities and 20 per cent of hospitals have had to stop operating because of Israel’s bombardment.
The lack of electricity has made it difficult for hospitals to use medical equipment and has prevented the treatment of the sick and injured.
Israeli criminal Army Spokesperson Avichay Adraee had announced in a statement that fuel will not be allowed to enter Gaza.
The WHO said that 130 premature infants and 1,000 patients dependent on dialysis, as well as patients in intensive care units across the besieged enclave, will die if no fuel is found to power incubators, ventilators and dialysis machines.
Doctors in Gaza told The Independent they were having to improvise as supplies were running out, including using shop-bought vinegar to disinfect wounds, conducting surgeries without anaesthetic and treating burns patients without dressings.
WHO said on Sunday that 65 per cent of primary care facilities and 20 per cent of hospitals have had to stop operating because of Israel’s bombardment.
Israel strikes on Gaza intensify as WHO warns 130 premature babies at ‘grave risk’
Residents of Gaza told The Independent that air raids had never been so heavy and supplies are running out
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