Warnings of a complete collapse of the health system in Gaza due to the occupation's intransigence

The director of Nasser Medical Complex, Atef Al-Hout, issued a final warning cry about the dire consequences of a complete collapse of all medical services provided to patients in the Gaza Strip. Al-Hout explained that the occupation authorities continue their intransigence by preventing the entry of oils and necessary supplies for operating electricity generators, which threatens to stop vital equipment in hospitals. He called on the international community to intervene immediately and pressure the occupation to secure the basic needs of the dilapidated health sector.

For its part, the Ministry of Health in Gaza revealed a tragic reality experienced by patients, as the sector records daily deaths of injured people and patients who were waiting for permission to travel to receive treatment abroad. The ministry confirmed in a statement that time has become a real threat to the lives of thousands, stressing that the health system is no longer able to withstand the severe blockade that deprives patients of their most basic medical rights.

Field reports indicate that the health system in Gaza is in a state of 'agony' as a result of years of direct targeting and destruction of sewage infrastructure, which has led to a widespread outbreak of epidemics and infectious diseases such as viral hepatitis. Patients with chronic diseases, especially those undergoing dialysis and heart and diabetes patients, suffer from an almost complete lack of medical services and life-saving medicines, which puts them in direct confrontation with the imminent risk of death.

On the ground, Israel continues to violate the terms of the truce agreement reached under American auspices several months ago, by launching airstrikes that have resulted in hundreds of martyrs and wounded. In parallel with the military escalation, the occupation authorities refuse to abide by commitments to open crossings and allow the entry of humanitarian and medical aid, which exacerbates the living and health crisis and undermines any opportunities for stabilizing the humanitarian situation in the besieged Strip.

The lives of patients cannot bear any more waiting, and time is running out amidst the continued medical blockade.