Supplies at central Gaza Strip hospital reach 'critically low levels'

Fuel and medical supplies have reached "critically low levels" at Al-Aqsa hospital in the central area of the Gaza Strip, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Wednesday.

Doctors may not be able to treat hundreds of patients needing emergency care due to "unrelenting Israeli bombardment".

“There are 700 patients admitted in the hospital now, with new patients arriving all the time. We are running out of essential supplies to treat them,” said Marie-Aure Perreaut Revial, MSF emergency coordinator in Gaza.

“It is vital that the supply of humanitarian supplies is facilitated. The hospital urgently needs surgical sets, external fixators to hold broken bones together, and essential drugs, including drugs for chronic illnesses," Revial added.