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Gaza hospitals ceasing to function as water and fuel run out
Medics say some doctors forced to operate without anaesthesia and using vinegar in place of antisepticHospitals in Gaza are ceasing to function because they are running out of water and fuel for generators, while being overwhelmed by huge numbers of casualties and civilians seeking shelter from Israeli bombing.
Doctors, health administrators, and international aid organisations describe nightmarish conditions, including doctors forced to operate with little or no anaesthesia, or by the light of mobile phones, and using vinegar in some cases in place of antiseptic.
Not only are Gaza’s hospitals overwhelmed by thousands of patients with traumatic wounds from constant aerial bombardment, they are also filled with tens of thousands of people seeking shelter, making it even harder to attend to the wounded.