GAZA, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Vital departments in Gaza hospitals are on the verge of shutting down due to halted fuel supplies, health authorities in the enclave said on Tuesday, warning that patients and the wounded face a "risk of certain death."
In a statement, the authorities said technical and engineering measures to ration generator power in hospitals have become ineffective amid the fuel shortage. They issued an urgent appeal to all concerned parties to intervene and replenish fuel reserves.
The warnings come a day after two Gaza City hospitals were forced to cease operations following Israeli strikes, further straining medical services amid ongoing hostilities.
Al-Rantisi Children's Hospital and the Nasser Eye Hospital were rendered non-functional "following repeated shelling," the health authorities said in a statement on Monday. The Nasser facility was Gaza's only public hospital providing ophthalmology services. ■
