Overview
- Al-Awda Hospital had halted most services because its generators lacked diesel, keeping only emergency, maternity and paediatrics running on a rented unit.
- Hospital managers said operations resumed after 2,500 litres of WHO fuel arrived on Dec 26, a supply expected to last roughly two to two and a half days with a further delivery pledged.
- Al-Awda typically uses 1,000 to 1,200 litres of diesel daily, while the hospital director said a minimum of about 2,600 litres per day is needed to sustain basic services.
- Gaza health officials report medicine shortages at 52 percent and medical supplies at 71 percent, with nearly 500,000 surgeries delayed because facilities lack drugs and equipment.
- Under the ceasefire’s aid terms, 600 trucks were to enter daily, yet UN and NGO monitors say only 100 to 300 are getting in, as local authorities accuse Israeli restrictions of choking fuel and medical deliveries.