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U.N. says Gaza faces critical medical, fuel and water shortages; urges safe, principled aid delivery
Summary
U.N. spokesperson warned hospitals and water systems in the Gaza Strip are under severe strain because of fuel and supply shortages and limited humanitarian access; the U.N. criticized certain distributions that put civilians at risk while stopping short of calling for dismantling the Gaza Humanitarian Fund.
U.N. spokesperson Steph said hospitals and other lifesaving services in the Gaza Strip are operating under “very low” fuel reserves and face critical shortages of medicine, blood products and medical supplies, while water production and waste collection have fallen to dangerously low levels.
The spokesperson said “11 trucks carrying medical supplies entered the Gaza Strip” this week but that such deliveries “meet just a fraction of what is needed.” She told reporters that the generator at the Al Nasser medical complex was “about to shut down,” placing patients on ventilators at risk. She also said 10 water wells had already…
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