With border closed, Gaza hospitals run low on fuel

by Claire Bernadette Mondares - Javier Joe Ismael - Red Mendoza

Oct 21, 2023 12:15 am

THE World Health Organization (WHO) said it is ready to transport truckloads of fuel for hospitals in the embattled Gaza Strip once the border crossing to Egypt is opened.

In a media briefing on Thursday, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said fuel is needed for hospital generators, ambulances, and desalination plants.

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