The Gaza Health Ministry has issued an urgent appeal for diesel to keep hospitals running after a fifth major medical facility in the Palestinian enclave closed due to lack of fuel, the Associated Press reports.

A statement issued by the ministry said the Yemen al-Saeed Hospital in the north of Gaza was forced to shut down after running out of fuel.

Beit Hanoun Hospital, Dora Children’s Hospital, Karama Hospital and the International Eye Hospital in Gaza have already closed due to fuel shortages and air strike damage, the ministry said, adding that services at 14 primary health centres have also been closed down for similar reasons.

“The ministry issued an urgent call to all gas stations in Gaza and anyone else who may have a spare litre of diesel to immediately call a hotline so that the fuel can be transferred to Gaza’s hospitals, now powered by backup generators with scant fuel supplies,” AP said.