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<article data-history-node-id="423288" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-hospital-warns-israeli-attacks-power-generators-threaten-patients" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-hospital-warns-israeli-attacks-power-generators-threaten-patients" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Gaza hospital warns Israeli attacks on power generators threaten patients' lives</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="98" data-start="0">A spokesman for Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital told Al Jazeera Arabic that Israeli forces are “systematically targeting” Gaza’s already fragile healthcare sector by striking power sources that keep hospitals running.</p> <p data-end="614" data-start="421">“The occupation targets the electric generators that supply hospitals,” he said, adding that the army has destroyed “the three largest power generators supplying hospitals in the Gaza Strip.”</p> <p data-end="761" data-start="616">Without power, hospital departments are shutting down, forcing staff to ration electricity where possible to keep essential services operating.</p> <p data-end="988" data-start="763">“The occupation’s targeting of electricity generators means a death sentence for patients,” the spokesman warned, highlighting that Israeli authorities are also blocking the entry of critical spare parts needed for repairs.</p> <p data-end="1078" data-start="990">“Various hospital departments cannot continue operating without electricity,” he said.</p> <p data-end="1328" data-start="1080">Gaza’s hospitals have faced relentless bombardment since Israel launched its war on the besieged enclave nearly eight months ago. Medical teams now find themselves scrambling to save lives with dwindling resources, no fuel, and no reliable power.</p> <p data-end="1452" data-is-last-node data-is-only-node data-start="1330">“The international community must intervene to pressure the occupation to protect the health system,” the spokesman urged.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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