Palestinians owning any amount of fuel urged to donate to hospitals

The Palestinian health ministry urged anyone in Gaza who has any amount of fuel to donate it to hospitals to "save lives".

"We call on gas station owners and all citizens who have any amount of diesel to immediately go to hospitals and donate it to save the lives of the wounded and sick," the ministry's spokesperson Ashraf al-Qudra said in a statement. 

Palestinian health officials have been warning for days that power is running out in hospitals amid a total Israeli siege blocking the entry of water, food, fuel and electricity needs. 

On Sunday, the UN children's agency warned that the lives of at least 120 newborn babies in incubators in Gaza's hospitals are at risk as fuel runs out. 

Around 20 trucks of aid entered Gaza for the first time since 7 October on Saturday but did not include fuel.

Palestinian officials say the 20 trucks that entered comprise 0.002 percent of the coastal enclave's immediate needs. 

An official at the Rafah crossing and an AFP journalist said six trucks trucks carrying fuel entered Gaza on Sunday. 

There was no immediate confirmation from the Palestinian side but the six trucks of fuel are unlikely to meet the needs of 2.3m Palestinians under siege for nearly two weeks.