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Doctors in Gaza use phone torches as hospitals run out of fuel for generators – video report [1]

['Source', 'Reuters']

Date: 2023-10-25

Hospitals in Gaza are ceasing to function because they are running out of water and fuel for generators, while being overwhelmed by huge numbers of casualties and civilians seeking shelter from Israeli bombing. Doctors, health administrators and international aid organisations describe nightmarish conditions, including doctors forced to operate with little or no anaesthesia, or by the light of mobile phones, and using vinegar in some cases in place of antiseptic. Over the past few days, aid officials had been optimistic that fuel would eventually be included in the aid convoys crossing from Egypt, but on Tuesday evening the Israeli military spokesperson, R Adm Daniel Hagari, was adamant: 'Fuel will not enter Gaza as Hamas uses it for its operational needs'

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[1] Url: https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2023/oct/25/doctors-in-gaza-use-phone-torches-as-hospitals-run-out-of-fuel-for-generators-video-report

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