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Al-Wafa Hospital for Medical Rehabilitation and Specialized Surgery in the Gaza Strip has reduced its services because of severe shortages of fuel and maintenance supplies, according to a statement issued by the facility on Monday.
It is the second hospital in Gaza to announce service reductions in two days because of fuel shortages. The nongovernmental Kuwait Specialized Hospital reported similar measures on Sunday.
Services suspended at Al-Wafa Hospital
Al-Wafa said it had temporarily suspended outpatient clinics, surgical operations, outpatient physical and occupational therapy, speech therapy and treatment for swallowing disorders.
“The suspension of these services comes amid an operational and humanitarian crisis that has reached an extremely dangerous stage,” the hospital said.
The facility said it was facing critical shortages of diesel and other fuel needed to run electricity generators and vehicles. It also reported difficulties obtaining oil, tyres, spare parts and other supplies required to maintain vehicles, medical equipment and essential services.
Electric generators remain Gaza hospitals’ main source of power for critical departments and medical equipment amid a complete electricity outage across the enclave for a third year.
Hospital appeals for urgent support
The hospital administration said it had been forced to suspend services to preserve its remaining resources and direct them towards inpatients and essential medical care that could not be interrupted.
Al-Wafa provides medical and rehabilitation services to thousands of Palestinians, including wounded people and people with disabilities. It receives large numbers of patients each month who rely on continued treatment.
The hospital warned that a prolonged fuel and operational supply crisis could lead to further service reductions and threaten its ability to continue providing care.
It appealed to the World Health Organization, the United Nations, health and humanitarian organisations and donors to provide fuel, oil, spare parts and other urgently needed supplies.
Fuel supplies to hospitals reportedly affected
Gaza Health Ministry Director General Munir al-Bursh said on Monday that the WHO had decided to halt diesel supplies to more than 20 hospitals and health centres from Sept. 19 because of a funding shortage.
The WHO has not commented on the decision cited by the ministry, although it has announced reductions in funding for its activities and programmes in recent months.
Al-Bursh said the limited fuel entering Gaza “barely keep[s] health facilities operating”. His remarks came as shortages of oil and spare parts caused several hospital generators to stop working.
Gaza’s government media office has repeatedly accused Israel of failing to fulfil its obligations under the ceasefire agreement in force since Oct. 10, 2025, including allowing agreed quantities of aid and fuel to enter the enclave.
Since the start of Israel’s war in Gaza, more than 73,000 Palestinians have been killed and over 174,000 injured, while about 90% of the enclave’s infrastructure has been destroyed.
