Gaza Health Ministry warns hospital generators may shut down

Gaza’s Health Ministry warned Thursday that hospital electricity generators could stop working after stocks of operating oil were completely exhausted amid Israel’s continued blockade of the enclave, Anadolu reports. The ministry said in a statement that engineering teams are working under difficult conditions to monitor the generators and keep electricity supply to critical hospital departments. “Generators have been running for thousands of continuous hours without sufficient oil or maintenance, bringing them to the final point of mechanical danger,” the ministry said. “If generator engines burn out because of the lack of oil, they could become permanently unusable even if supplies become available later,” it warned. The ministry renewed its call for urgent intervention, saying the issue was no longer limited […]