Gaza hospitals collapsing as vital medical equipment blocked: UN

Israel’s relentless bombardment is pushing Gaza’s healthcare system to the brink, the UN humanitarian agency Ocha warns in its latest situation report.

Vital medical equipment, including 20 ventilators for neonatal intensive care units and nine portable newborn incubators, remains stuck outside Gaza, unable to reach hospitals in desperate need.

Ocha highlighted growing pressure on health resources, quoting Gaza’s Ministry of Health director, Dr Munir Al Bursh, who has urgently called for field hospitals, more beds, and additional operating rooms.

A UN assessment found that no hospitals in Gaza are fully functional.

Thirteen hospitals and four field hospitals remain completely out of service, while Israel’s latest displacement orders affect areas with at least three primary healthcare centres and one field hospital