This new crime is seriously endangering the lives of tens of thousands of sick and wounded people, Alaa Halas, director of the Ministry’s Department of Care and Pharmacy warned.

Some 10,000 surgical operations are threatened with being halted due to the shortage of supplies and medicines needed to perform them, he told the Safa news agency.

Halas stated that the crisis in hospitals has reached unprecedented levels in the coastal enclave.

Several of the health centers that survived the Israeli attack have suspended scheduled and emergency surgeries, including the Kuwait Specialized Hospital, which serves thousands of patients and the wounded, he emphasized.

Even emergency operations will be seriously affected if the shortage continues, he stressed.

The official noted that since the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip went into effect on October 10, Israel has only allowed 30% of the agreed-upon supplies to enter.

This crisis threatens some 200,000 patients, including 700 who receive treatment in intensive care units each month and about 10,000 who need surgery, he explained.

According to the Government Press Office, since the truce began, only 17,819 aid trucks have arrived out of the 43,800 that were supposed to enter, averaging just 244 per day instead of the 600 planned.

As an example, he cited that only 394 fuel trucks have arrived in the Gaza Strip out of the 3,650 promised, a situation that has paralyzed hospitals, bakeries, and water and sewage stations.

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