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Fuel levels critical in besieged Gaza |
| Home | (The Age) - ISRAELIS and Palestinians are blaming each other for a Gaza Strip fuel drought that is threatening to cause a major health crisis and complete the economic devastation of the blockaded enclave. "This is in a situation where electricity is already in short supply and there are frequent power cuts," said Mahmoud Daher, local chief of the World Health Organisation. "We know some health facilities have zero stocks of fuel now and in several hospitals the situation is critical. The main pediatric hospital is critically low in fuel for generators. All transport vehicles and most ambulance travel have also come to a halt." |