Conflict & Security
Al-Azhar warns Gaza fuel depletion threatens hospital patients, demands international action
October 21, 2026 at 02:57 PM
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يواليوم السابع
الأزهر يُحذر من موت محقَّق يتربص بالمرضى فى مستشفيات غزة ويطالب بتحرك دولي عاجل
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MAMasrawy
بيان عاجل للأزهر بشأن نفاد الوقود وزيوت المولدات بمستشفى غزة
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
غزة تختنق.. زيوت المولدات تنفد والمستشفيات مهددة
(opens the publisher’s site)Al-Azhar has said depleted fuel threatens the lives of hundreds of patients in Gaza hospitals and demanded urgent international action to allow vital supplies.
- Al-Azhar issued a statement citing Palestinian Health Ministry warnings that fuel and oil for hospital generators in Gaza have run out.
- Al-Azhar said the shortage threatens the lives of patients, wounded, and children in intensive care and incubator wards.
- Al-Azhar called on the international community and UN organizations to compel opening humanitarian corridors and allowing vital supplies.
- Al-Azhar said deliberately cutting power to medical facilities amounts to a war crime and a collective death sentence.
- The Health Ministry said Gaza hospitals need more than 2,500 liters of fuel monthly.
- The ministry said 70 percent of hospital generators had failed in September due to fuel shortages and the blockade.
- The ministry warned the fuel crisis persists despite a ceasefire in effect since October 2025.