Radio Cadena Agramonte emisiora de Camagüey
Ramallah, Oct 25.- Medical authorities in the Gaza Strip today denounced the total collapse of the health system in the territory after 19 days of Israeli bombings, which caused more than 5,800 deaths.
In statements to Al Jazeera television, Dr. Yousef Abu al-Rish warned that there are few medications left in the enclave's hospitals as a consequence of the blockade imposed by the neighboring country since October 7.
We no longer have the capacity to receive more victims of aggression due to the avalanche of injuries, he stressed.
For his part, the general director of the hospitals in the Gaza Strip, Muhammad Zaqout, explained that eight have stopped functioning since the beginning of the new cycle of violence.
Israel's punitive measures threaten to cut service to some key facilities, criticized the official, who warned that the lack of fuel could cause a major disaster.
Israel implemented a total blockade against that territory, which included cuts to the supply of food, fuel, medicine, drinking water and electricity.
Both Palestinian medical authorities, non-governmental organizations and various UN agencies repeatedly demanded that the country restore basic services to avoid a total blackout in Gaza hospitals, which are hours away from running out of fuel, essential for their operation of electricity generators and ambulances.
The Palestinian Minister of Health, Mai Al-Kaila, also denounced yesterday the collapse of the sector in the Strip.
During a press conference in this city, the official explained that to date 15 of the 35 hospitals in the enclave have stopped functioning as a result of the Israeli attacks or due to lack of fuel.
In addition to bombs, medical centers and their staff are the subject of daily threats, Al-Kaila questioned.
He explained that hospitals as of this Tuesday cannot receive any sick or injured for treatment due to lack of capacity, as there is a complete shortage of beds.
In this regard, he explained that medical authorities were even forced to use the hallways and patios to receive numerous injured people due to lack of space. (Text and photo: PL)
