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Monday, January 29, 2018
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Monday, January 29, 2018
Gaza hospital said to suspend services due to fuel shortage
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA hospital in Gaza stops services Monday after it runs out of fuel, the Hamas-led health ministry in the territory says, in a further example of a severe electricity shortage facing the blockaded Palestinian enclave.
Beit Hanoun hospital in northern Gaza had “suspended medical services because of the lack of fuel,” with patients to be transferred to other hospitals, says ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra.
He says some 60,000 people are usually served by the hospital, which had been treating dozens of patients in serious condition.
Other hospitals, including the Shifa Hospital, Gaza’s largest, remain open.
Gaza is suffering from crippling energy shortages, with residents receiving only a few hours of power per day.
— AFP
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