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Al-Azhar calls for urgent fuel and oil for Gaza hospitals
Al-Azhar said Wednesday that dwindling fuel and generator oil at hospitals in the Gaza Strip posed a serious risk to patients, the injured and infants. The Palestinian Health Ministry said more than 2,500 liters of oil were needed each month to keep the generators operating.
The depletion of fuel and generator oil at hospitals in the Gaza Strip poses a life-threatening risk to patients, the injured, and infants in intensive care and pediatric units. In a statement on Wednesday, Al-Azhar called on the international community to take urgent action.
Al-Azhar described the transformation of health facilities from life-saving centers into mass graves as a disgrace to humanity. The institution said cutting off the resources that power hospitals amounted to the mass execution of civilians and constituted a war crime.
Al-Azhar calls on the international community
The institution called on the United Nations, the international community and humanitarian organizations to fulfill their responsibility to ensure that the supplies needed by hospitals in Gaza enter the territory.
Al-Azhar also called for urgent action to keep Gaza's health system functioning and enable hospitals to continue operating. The institution praised the efforts of healthcare workers and ambulance crews working under difficult conditions.
More than 2,500 liters of oil needed monthly for generators
The Palestinian Health Ministry said the oil used in hospital generators had run out. The ministry said more than 2,500 liters of oil were needed each month to prevent the remaining generators from breaking down and becoming inoperable.
According to the ministry, depleted oil stocks could cause rapid mechanical wear in the generators and risk halting the operation of health departments. Operating the generators for long periods also increases oil consumption and maintenance needs.
The Palestinian Health Ministry warned that if the generators stopped, vital electrically powered departments such as operating rooms, intensive care units, pediatric units, ventilators and dialysis services could be affected.
Seventy percent of hospital generators out of service
In a statement issued on September 16, the Palestinian Health Ministry said 70 percent of hospital generators in Gaza had gone out of service because of shortages of fuel, oil and spare parts.
Hospitals in the Gaza Strip have relied on generators as their primary source of electricity since the power supply was cut off in October 2023. Gaza's only power plant also stopped operating on October 11 of that year after running out of fuel.
Widespread damage to power lines, cables and the distribution network has made it difficult to restore electricity to hospitals. As a result, health facilities have had to operate generators for long hours to keep vital departments running.
Electricity crisis continues after ceasefire
The Palestinian Health Ministry called on the relevant institutions to secure the entry of oil and spare parts into Gaza to prevent the remaining generators from stopping.
The electricity crisis has continued despite the ceasefire in effect since October 10, 2025. Restrictions on the entry of supplies needed to restore Gaza's health system to working order have remained in place.
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