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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Gas crisis reaches Gaza’s hospitals

Ma'an
The domestic gas crisis has taken root in hospitals following the prohibition of its entry for over a month as Israel moves fuel transfer infrastructure from the Nahal Oz terminal to the Kerem Shalom crossing.

...the gas crisis reached the hospitals of Gaza. The fuel source is used in part to boil water for the sterilization of hospital equipment, for heating some wards as well as powering stoves in the kitchens of the facilities. Al-Abadla appealed to all concerned parties to put pressure on the Israeli side to allow the amount of gas essentially needed in Gaza. Full story