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WHO to Halt Diesel Supplies to Over 20 Gaza Hospitals
(MENAFN) Gaza Health Ministry Director-General Munir al-Bursh said Monday that the World Health Organization (WHO) has decided to cut off diesel supplies to more than 20 hospitals and health centers across the besieged coastal enclave, citing a shortfall in funding.
"In light of the severe shortage of fuel and oils, and the failure to deliver the minimum needed to operate hospitals and health centers in the Gaza Strip, the WHO announced the suspension of diesel supplies to more than 20 hospitals and health centers, starting Sept. 19, due to a lack of funding," Bursh said in a statement.
The WHO had not immediately responded to the announcement cited by Gaza's Health Ministry, though the organization has repeatedly warned in recent months of shrinking funding for its programs and operations.
"The limited quantities of fuel reaching the enclave barely keep health facilities alive," Bursh said.
"The halt in supplies does not only mean generators going dark, but the shutdown of operating rooms and intensive care units, the disruption of ventilators and oxygen stations, and threats to the lives of children in incubators, dialysis patients, the wounded and those with chronic diseases," he added.
He warned the crisis would also cripple ambulance services and the cold chains needed to store medicines and vaccines.
"The fuel crisis is pushing hospitals toward complete shutdown and leaving patients facing preventable death," Bursh said, calling the cutoff a "silent killing of patients in their beds."
He urged the WHO, donor nations and the international community to fulfill their urgent responsibilities by ensuring continued fuel and oil supplies in adequate quantities and guaranteeing their safe, sustained delivery to all health facilities.
Power Generators Grinding to a Halt
The announcement lands alongside a separate crisis: a shortage of oil and spare parts for the power generators keeping Gaza's hospitals running, which has already knocked several offline, according to a Health Ministry statement issued Sunday.
"The past few days have seen several generators stop working due to the lack of oils, spare parts and sufficient fuel quantities," the ministry said.
It added that the shortage of generator oil is compounding the struggle to keep hospitals running and meet their daily electricity needs.
Generators remain the primary source of power for hospitals to run critical departments and medical equipment amid a total blackout that has gripped Gaza for a third consecutive year since Israel's war began in October 2023.
The generators are also failing due to fuel shortages tied to Israel's closure of the Kerem Shalom crossing between Gaza and Israel since October 2023, and the Israeli army's occupation and control of the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt since May 2024.
Since then, both crossings have opened only intermittently — allowing limited passage for patients, the wounded and returnees to Gaza, along with a restricted flow of humanitarian, relief and medical aid.
Gaza's government media office has repeatedly accused Israel of evading its obligations under the ceasefire agreement in effect since October 10, 2025, which includes commitments to allow agreed quantities of aid and fuel into the enclave for vital sectors.
Since Israel's war on Gaza began on October 8, 2023, more than 73,000 Palestinians have been killed and over 174,000 injured, while roughly 90% of the enclave's infrastructure lies in ruins.
"In light of the severe shortage of fuel and oils, and the failure to deliver the minimum needed to operate hospitals and health centers in the Gaza Strip, the WHO announced the suspension of diesel supplies to more than 20 hospitals and health centers, starting Sept. 19, due to a lack of funding," Bursh said in a statement.
The WHO had not immediately responded to the announcement cited by Gaza's Health Ministry, though the organization has repeatedly warned in recent months of shrinking funding for its programs and operations.
"The limited quantities of fuel reaching the enclave barely keep health facilities alive," Bursh said.
"The halt in supplies does not only mean generators going dark, but the shutdown of operating rooms and intensive care units, the disruption of ventilators and oxygen stations, and threats to the lives of children in incubators, dialysis patients, the wounded and those with chronic diseases," he added.
He warned the crisis would also cripple ambulance services and the cold chains needed to store medicines and vaccines.
"The fuel crisis is pushing hospitals toward complete shutdown and leaving patients facing preventable death," Bursh said, calling the cutoff a "silent killing of patients in their beds."
He urged the WHO, donor nations and the international community to fulfill their urgent responsibilities by ensuring continued fuel and oil supplies in adequate quantities and guaranteeing their safe, sustained delivery to all health facilities.
Power Generators Grinding to a Halt
The announcement lands alongside a separate crisis: a shortage of oil and spare parts for the power generators keeping Gaza's hospitals running, which has already knocked several offline, according to a Health Ministry statement issued Sunday.
"The past few days have seen several generators stop working due to the lack of oils, spare parts and sufficient fuel quantities," the ministry said.
It added that the shortage of generator oil is compounding the struggle to keep hospitals running and meet their daily electricity needs.
Generators remain the primary source of power for hospitals to run critical departments and medical equipment amid a total blackout that has gripped Gaza for a third consecutive year since Israel's war began in October 2023.
The generators are also failing due to fuel shortages tied to Israel's closure of the Kerem Shalom crossing between Gaza and Israel since October 2023, and the Israeli army's occupation and control of the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt since May 2024.
Since then, both crossings have opened only intermittently — allowing limited passage for patients, the wounded and returnees to Gaza, along with a restricted flow of humanitarian, relief and medical aid.
Gaza's government media office has repeatedly accused Israel of evading its obligations under the ceasefire agreement in effect since October 10, 2025, which includes commitments to allow agreed quantities of aid and fuel into the enclave for vital sectors.
Since Israel's war on Gaza began on October 8, 2023, more than 73,000 Palestinians have been killed and over 174,000 injured, while roughly 90% of the enclave's infrastructure lies in ruins.
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