[News] Gaza Hospitals Near Collapse Due to Israeli Siege, Total Breakdown of Supplies

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  Gaza Hospitals Near Collapse Due to Israeli Siege, Total Breakdown of
  Supplies

June 15, 2025
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Massive destruction at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza. 
(Photo: via QNN)

*By Palestine Chronicle Staff 
<https://www.palestinechronicle.com/writers/palestine-chronicle-staff>*


          Health authorities warn that the healthcare system in Gaza is
          in a state of active collapse. Facilities are overwhelmed,
          staff are exhausted, and resources are virtually nonexistent.

Hospitals across the Gaza Strip are facing a dramatic and accelerating 
collapse, as supplies of food, water, and medical equipment run out and 
patients flee under threat of attack.

According to senior medical sources, the situation has reached a 
critical stage, with staff and patients trapped in besieged facilities 
under increasingly unbearable conditions.

According to Dr. Yousef Abu al-Rish, a senior official at Gaza’s 
Ministry of Health, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, 320 medical staff 
remain on duty amid what officials describe as a desperate effort to 
keep the facility operational.

More than 350 patients are still inside the hospital, many of them 
immobile, critically ill, or children. Some patients and their families 
have chosen to leave, despite the risk of being targeted, fearing that 
the hospital itself may soon be attacked.

Al-Rish confirmed that supplies of food and water at Nasser Hospital 
have been almost entirely depleted. The hospital is no longer able to 
provide meals for its staff, and feeding patients has become nearly 
impossible.

In an emergency measure, the Ministry sourced two 25-kilogram bags of 
flour from the black market, paying 2,000 shekels per bag. The delivery 
was made under threat, as secure supply routes no longer exist.

Meanwhile, the situation in Gaza City is no less severe.

Al-Shifa Hospital, the largest medical complex in the Strip, is 
reportedly operating at 200 percent of its capacity. It is unable to 
meet the basic needs of patients, particularly in essential departments 
such as maternity care.

Critical equipment is lacking, and the strain on infrastructure and 
personnel is visible. According to medical officials, this has 
contributed to a significant increase in maternal and infant mortality 
rates. Precise data is still being collected.

These conditions are the result of months of bombardment, siege, and the 
near-total blockade of humanitarian access.

Health authorities warn that the healthcare system in Gaza is in a state 
of active collapse. Facilities are overwhelmed, staff are exhausted, and 
resources are virtually nonexistent. As patients continue to arrive and 
attacks persist, the ability of hospitals to function has been reduced 
to its bare minimum.

/(The Palestine Chronicle)/

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