Gaza Strip Faces Imminent Humanitarian Crisis as Fuel Supplies Dwindle
The Gaza Strip is running out of fuel to power generators due to Israel's blockade, causing a humanitarian crisis. Hospitals may have to turn away patients and unplug life-saving machines as their backup generators start to fail. Shelters housing displaced families are going dark, bakeries are shutting down, and sewage is overflowing into the streets. Israel cut off all supplies to Gaza after recent rocket attacks from Hamas, though it has since allowed some humanitarian aid. However, Israel has blocked fuel delivery out of concerns Hamas would use it for military purposes. Aid groups warn Gaza could face a total blackout soon, endangering lives. Israel claims Hamas has enough fuel but isn't distributing it properly to civilians.
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00:00 It's Benzinga and here's what's on the block.
00:02 The Gaza Strip is running out of fuel to power generators due to Israel's blockade causing
00:06 a humanitarian crisis.
00:08 Hospitals may have to turn away patients and unplug life-saving machines as their backup
00:11 generators start to fail.
00:13 Shelters housing displaced families are going dark, bakeries are shutting down and sewage
00:17 is overflowing into the streets.
00:19 Israel cut off all supplies to Gaza after recent rocket attacks from Hamas, though it
00:23 has since allowed some humanitarian aid.
00:25 However, Israel has blocked fuel delivery out of concern Hamas would use it for military
00:28 purposes.
00:30 Aid groups warn Gaza could face a total blackout soon, endangering lives.
00:34 Israel claims Hamas has enough fuel, but isn't distributing it properly to civilians.
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