Gaza hospital claims, When power goes out, babies in danger of losing them ‘within minutes’

In Gaza, a Palestinian enclave under Israeli siege, doctors are frantically searching for fuel and essential medications for their small babies, who could pass away in a matter of minutes if their incubators lose electricity.

 

Doctor Nasser Bulbul at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City urged everyone to send the essential medical supplies for this crucial department because failure would be catastrophic.

 

‘If the electricity is out in these departments, where there are 55 babies, we will lose all those who need electricity within five minutes.’ According to Ashraf al-Qidra, a spokesman for the Gaza health ministry, 130 new-borns were being cared for in electric incubators throughout the Gaza Strip.

 

Hospital generators are out of fuel, according to Qidra, and are ‘just at the bottom of tankers’ at Shifa Hospital, the largest of Gaza’s 13 public hospitals. ‘We have switched the fuel to the most essential life-saving services, including the incubators, but we don’t know how long this will last,’ he said.

‘We are appealing to the whole world to help with fuel. We have even asked our public and private petrol stations to donate whatever they can save for fuel to help save lives in hospitals.’

 

Following a cross-border attack on Israeli communities by Hamas terrorists on October 7 that resulted in 1,400 deaths and more than 200 hostages being taken, Israel launched its most intense airstrikes and placed a complete blockade on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.

 

The 2.3 million people of the tiny Palestinian enclave, one of the world’s most populous areas, are running out of fuel, food, and water, and Gaza’s medical professionals are battling to keep clinics open.

 

On Monday, a third relief convoy headed for Gaza arrived at the Rafah crossing from Egypt, but it had significantly fewer vehicles than the 100 per day that UN officials claim are required to cover basic necessities.

 

The 2.3 million people of the tiny Palestinian enclave, one of the world’s most populous areas, are running out of fuel, food, and water, and Gaza’s medical professionals are battling to keep clinics open.