"Generators are now seen as the heartbeat of every hospital here [in Gaza] as they power ventilators, incubators, surgical theatres and dialysis machines. But now these lifelines are breaking down, said Abu Azzoum, with the lives of many critically ill patients in the intensive care unit hanging in the balance. The hospital lacks the fuel and essential spare parts needed to keep the generators going, Abu Azzoum added."
"Israel's more than two-year genocidal war has decimated Gazas health system, as medical personnel and doctors struggle to treat patients with limited and damaged equipment, with a ceasefire doing nothing to ease the peril and suffering the ill face. According to Gaza's Health Ministry, more than 1,700 healthcare workers including doctors, nurses and paramedics have been killed since Israel's war began. The United Nations has accused Israel of deliberately targeting Gaza's health facilities and killing medical personnel to destroy the besieged enclave's healthcare system."
Gaza's healthcare system has been decimated by more than two years of war, leaving hospitals damaged and equipment limited. More than 1,700 healthcare workers, including doctors, nurses and paramedics, have been killed. Medical facilities face constant power failures as main generators fail from lack of fuel and spare parts. Generators power ventilators, incubators, surgical theatres and dialysis machines, and their breakdown endangers ICU patients. Al-Aqsa Hospital now relies on two small backup generators deemed unreliable. Hospitals may be forced to ration electricity to prioritise critical wards. The United Nations accuses deliberate targeting of health facilities and personnel, worsening the collapse.
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