GAZA, (Palestine Foundation Information Center ) The Health Ministry in Gaza has issued an urgent appeal to all relevant parties to reinforce blood banks in the enclave’s hospitals, as the number of wounded continues to surge under Israel’s ongoing genocide, now in its 23rd month.
In a statement on Tuesday, the ministry warned that hospital blood banks are suffering from a severe and dangerous shortage of blood units and components. It said the daily demand now exceeds 350 units of blood.
The ministry stressed that the type of life-threatening injuries arriving at hospitals requires additional blood units in order to save lives.
It added that sources for replenishing blood stocks, including community blood donation campaigns, have declined sharply due to widespread famine and severe malnutrition.
According to the ministry, around 100 Palestinians are killed and more than 600 are wounded each day as Israeli airstrikes continue across the Gaza Strip.
