Doctors in Gaza are sounding the alarm over what they describe as an unfolding catastrophe at the Nasser Medical Complex, the largest functioning hospital in the war-torn enclave.
With fuel reserves nearly depleted and Israeli ground forces intensifying their operations in southern Gaza, medical staff fear that critical systems will shut down within hours.
The Nasser Medical Complex, located in the heart of Khan Younis, has been operating beyond capacity for weeks. Now, without sufficient fuel to power power generators, the hospital’s most vital services including intensive care units, operating theatres, and neonatal incubators are on the verge of collapse.
“We are no longer treating patients we are fighting to keep them alive in the dark,” said Dr. Mohammed Sakr, a senior physician at the hospital. “One more night without fuel, and we start losing people not to injuries, but to silence.”
With electricity from Gaza’s main power grid cut off and no fuel allowed in due to the ongoing blockade, hospitals have relied solely on dwindling diesel reserves.
Healthcare workers are manually ventilating patients, rationing oxygen, and performing emergency surgeries by flashlight.
The situation has been worsened by Israel’s renewed ground offensive in Khan Younis, which has cut off roads and made it nearly impossible for humanitarian convoys to deliver medical supplies or fuel.
International health organizations have issued urgent appeals for access and emergency fuel deliveries, warning that without immediate intervention, Gaza’s healthcare system could collapse entirely.
As the fighting intensifies and hospitals go dark, Gaza’s medical workers are left pleading for the one resource they cannot generate on their own: time.
