Wounded left to die in Gaza hospitals amid lack of medical supplies: reporter

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The wounded in Gaza hospitals are in urgent need of medical supplies that are not available, including painkillers, but they are left to die in hospitals because there is not much that doctors can do, Hani Mahmoud of Al Jazeera reports.

“There is an acute shortage of medical supplies and insufficient medical staff,” the reporter said.

He added that in the emergency department of hospitals, you don’t hear the sound of operating machines because the lack of fuel is causing them to stop operating.

“The health ministry says 8,000 blood units are urgently needed but people are unable to donate as they are dehydrated and starved,” Mahmoud said.

The al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza’s largest, just runs a basic ward, while al-Ahli Hospital is struggling to fill the gap, he said.

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