The Israel Defense Forces says it supplied 300 liters of fuel for “urgent medical purposes” at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, but Hamas prevented the medical center from receiving it.

Early this morning, troops placed the jerrycans near the hospital, as had been coordinated in advance with officials at Shifa.

  • core@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    8 months ago

    so… is the offered fuel “enough”? like I said: I don’t know much about electrical infrastructure. but I don’t think you need to know anything about it to believe that hospitals shouldn’t lose power for any patient, ICU babies or otherwise.

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      8 months ago

      Enough for the hospital to function normally? I really, really doubt it.

      Enough to save some lives, if not nearly all? I think so.

      By the way, everything I said about ICUs was referring to adult ICUs, not neonatal. So I have no idea if the fuel is enough to help ICU babies.

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      8 months ago

      Enough to prove viability for fuel delivery? Yes.