Gaza hospitals on verge of shutdown issue global distress call

Both al-Shifa Hospital and the Indonesian Hospital in Gaza are on the verge of completely shutting down amidst a lack of fuel and resources. 

Israel cut off all fuel, electricity, water, and food for Gaza on 9 October, leaving medical facilities struggling to function. The hospitals have issued an urgent call to Arab countries to “urgently intervene and supply hospitals with oil, to allow us to save the sick and wounded”.

According to a statement from the hospitals, there are 42 children in incubators, 62 wounded patients who rely on oxygen, and 650 patients suffering from kidney failure. 

Hundreds in the hospitals are also in critical condition and need urgent operations, which are not possible without vital resources. 
The hospitals are currently running on generators, which are not sustainable in the long term.

According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health, the Indonesian Hospital will be forced to completely shut down on Wednesday if it does not receive immediate aid. 

Both hospitals have thousands of Palestinians sheltering in them and seeking treatment. At least eight other hospitals have been forced to shut in the Strip due to Israeli bombing, forcing thousands of people to rely on the Indonesian and al-Shifa hospitals.