{"id":54807,"date":"2025-12-07T05:34:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T10:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/gazas-healthcare-system-broken-by-israel\/07\/12\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T05:34:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T10:34:23","slug":"gazas-healthcare-system-broken-by-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/gazas-healthcare-system-broken-by-israel\/07\/12\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaza\u2019s healthcare system broken by Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After being relentlessly decimated by bombs and starved of medical aid during <span>Israel\u2019s genocidal war<\/span>, Gaza\u2019s healthcare system remains on the brink of collapse despite nearly two months of a ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Doctors in the war-ravaged, besieged enclave say they are struggling to save lives because <span>Israel is not allowing<\/span> the most essential medical supplies in. Sweets, mobile phones and even electric bicycles are permitted to enter, but antibiotics, IV solutions and surgical materials are banned.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Dr Munir al-Bursh, the director general of Gaza\u2019s Health Ministry [Screengrab\/Al Jazeera]<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe are facing a situation in which 54 percent of essential medicines are unavailable, and 40 percent of the drugs for surgeries and emergency care \u2013 the very medications we rely on to treat the wounded \u2013 are missing,\u201d Dr Munir al-Bursh, the director general of Gaza\u2019s Ministry of Health, told Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The ministry describes the shortages as unprecedented, stating that Israel is allowing just five trucks carrying medical supplies into Gaza a week. Three trucks deliver supplies to international organisations such as the UN and its partners, and just two to government-run hospitals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That number is a tiny fraction of the aid Israel is obligated to supply Gaza under the <span>ceasefire agreement<\/span> \u2013 affecting other areas of <span>Palestinian lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Israel\u2019s genocidal war on Gaza continues unabated, with <span>some 600 violations of the ceasefire<\/span> in the two months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAt least 600 trucks should be entering the Gaza Strip every single day, but what is entering is very little,\u201d said Al Jazeera\u2019s Hind Khoudary, reporting from Gaza City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cCooking gas is only at 16 percent of what is needed; there is a shortage of shelters, tents, tarps and everything Palestinians need to shelter from the rain. We see Palestinians collecting wood, cartons and anything they can light up a fire with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">People living with chronic illnesses are bearing the burden of such restrictions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Naif Musbah, 68, who lives in the Nuseirat refugee camp, has colon cancer \u2013 and the supplies he needs to be treated are not available.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI need colostomy bases and bags so I can attach them to the stomach and the device in order to be able to pass stools. They are not available, nor are the bases, and we end up soiling ourselves. The situation is extremely difficult. There\u2019s also no gauze, cold packs, adhesive tape, gloves or disinfectant solution \u2013 nothing,\u201d Musbah told Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">With no way to manage his condition, the sick Palestinian man says he feels as if the war has robbed him of his dignity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Meanwhile, doctors have been improvising with what little they have left, while the families of patients search for simple items to make the lives of their loved ones easier \u2013 items, they say, that should not be this hard to find.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During <span>Israel\u2019s genocidal war<\/span> \u2013 which has spanned <span>more than two years<\/span> \u2013 nearly all of Gaza\u2019s hospitals and healthcare facilities were attacked, with at least 125 health facilities damaged, including 34 hospitals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to Gaza\u2019s Health Ministry, more than 1,700 healthcare workers, including doctors, nurses and paramedics, have also been killed in Israeli attacks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Gaza aid\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"769\" height=\"493\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/sSVBiptIYSMrMAmotSxMDA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYxNTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/al_jazeera_289\/2df5a50c179c67f2febacf94ca4d03a8\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Gaza healthcare system on brink of collapse two months into ceasefire [Screengrab\/Al Jazeera]<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/no-essential-supplies-truce-gaza-095316322.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link 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