GAZA (Palestine Foundation Information Center) Gaza’s Health Ministry warned on Thursday of a severe oxygen shortage in hospitals across the enclave after the destruction of 10 oxygen generation plants in Israel’s genocidal war.
Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health Bassam Al-Hamadin said in a statement: “Gaza hospitals are facing extremely difficult humanitarian conditions in light of the systematic destruction of the health system, especially oxygen-generating stations.”
“We warn of the serious repercussions of the shortage of oxygen, as it is of utmost importance in saving the lives of patients and the injured.”
Al-Hamadin explained that “the conditions have become more difficult with the return of the displaced people from the south of the Gaza Strip to the north, which has exacerbated the crisis to levels that threaten the lives of patients.”
He called for “urgent intervention by international and UN institutions to pressure the Israeli occupation to allow access to oxygen generators in Gaza.”
The Israeli army has systematically targeted hospitals, schools, and shelters during its destructive offensive in Gaza.
According to figures released by Gaza’s Government Media Office, 34 out of 38 hospitals in Gaza were destroyed by the Israeli army since Oct. 7, 2023. The other four hospitals are offering services at a limited capacity, amid a severe shortage of medicine and medical equipment.
Palestinian authorities also said that 80 healthcare centers stopped services while 162 others and 136 ambulances were destroyed in Israeli attacks.
