Gaza Strip's Health Ministry warns of ‘real danger’ if gasoline provision to hospital fails

(MENAFN) The Gaza Strip's Health Ministry issued a warning on Saturday, stating that if gasoline is not supplied to the hospitals in the beleaguered enclave, there is a "real danger" to the lives of the injured and ill.

“Failing to immediately supply hospitals in Gaza with fuel poses a real danger to the wounded and sick," Ashraf Al-Qudra, a ministry representative, stated in a declaration.

Previously, a 20-truck humanitarian convoy started to get in the Gaza Strip from the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing, the initial since the armed conflict erupted between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas.

Since October 7, Israel has been bombarding and blocking Gaza. Hamas launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, a multifaceted surprise offensive that comprised missile launches and air, sea, and land infiltrations into Israel. This marked the beginning of the battle in Gaza. The incursion, according to the statement, was a reaction to Israeli settlers' increasing aggression and storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Operation Swords of Iron was then initiated by the Israeli military against Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip.

Israel has attacked Gaza, killing more than 4,385 Palestinians, including 1,756 children and 1,000 women. There are currently over 1,400 of such in Israel.

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