GAZA: The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said that the Gaza and north governorates are facing a severe shortage in fuel supplies needed to operate ambulances, emergency medical clinics and relief services, amid fears of a complete shutdown.
PRCS affirmed in a statement that “the society’s teams in the two governorates have been suffering from a severe shortage in fuel supplies for nearly three weeks, in light of the occupation’s continued refusal to allow sufficient quantities of fuel to enter health service providers in Gaza and north Gaza.”
It added that work is currently underway at the lowest operational capacity, which constitutes a major obstacle to the crews in providing their services and deepens the humanitarian and health catastrophe the two governorates are suffering from.
PRCS noted that the cessation of fuel supplies would prevent the society’s ambulances from responding in light of the repeated targeting of citizens and the cessation of work in medical clinics that serve thousands.
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ource: Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA