Hospital in northern Gaza struggles due to supply shortages amid Israeli attacks

GAZA CITT, Palestine (AA) – Al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza warned on Wednesday evening that it is struggling to care for dozens of injured people in extreme conditions, citing severe medical supply shortages and ongoing Israeli attacks in the region.

Al-Awda Hospital Director Mohammad Saleha told Anadolu that the hospital has been facing “a critical shortage of medicines and medical supplies for more than three months, compounded by a fuel supply cut that has hindered the facility’s operations for a month.”

On Wednesday morning, the hospital’s small generator, which had been providing minimal operational support, broke down due to fuel shortage.

“We were forced to use the main generator, which consumes more fuel, but it was necessary to conduct four surgeries for critically injured patients,” Saleha noted.

The hospital has received “several deceased and dozens of injured since morning, including critical cases, as ambulance services in the area have halted,” he said.

– ‘Deliberate targeting of ambulances’ –

He attributed the shortage of ambulances to “targeted attacks by Israeli forces on all emergency vehicles, including those from Al-Awda, Kamal Adwan hospitals, and civil defense units.”

“This deliberate targeting of ambulances and crews has forced civilians to transport the wounded to hospitals on foot, by shoulder, or using makeshift carts—endangering lives due to delayed medical care,” he added.

He called on the World Health Organization (WHO) to urgently facilitate fuel, medicines, medical supplies, and food for patients and staff, saying such support is crucial to maintaining services in northern Gaza amid the genocidal war.

The Israeli army has continued a deadly onslaught in northern Gaza since Oct. 5 and imposed a suffocating siege.

Since then, no humanitarian aid, including food, medicine, and fuel, has been allowed by the Israeli army into the area, leaving most of the population there on the verge of starvation.

More than 1,800 people have been killed since then, according to Palestinian health authorities.

Israel has killed nearly 43,400 people in Gaza, mostly women and children, and injured over 102,340 others, according to local health authorities.

The Israeli onslaught has displaced almost the entire population of the territory.

Israel faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its actions in Gaza.