Health Ministry: 130 premature infants face death without fuel for hospital generators

At least 130 infants that depend on incubators to survive are at risk of death, as hospitals in Gaza struggle to keep electricity flowing from generators, the local Ministry of Health has warned. 

Hospitals need fuel to continue operating the much-needed generators, but are on the verge of running out due to Israel's siege.

Five UN agencies, including the World Health Organization and the World Food Programme, made a similar call earlier on Saturday in a statement. 

According to the statement, medical facilities in Gaza "no longer have fuel and are running on small amounts they have secured locally. These are expected to run out in the next day or so".