Medical facilities in central and southern Gaza are reporting an unsustainable surge of patients, as thousands of people flee ongoing hostilities in the north. Health workers describe a catastrophic situation, with hospitals and clinics overwhelmed and supplies critically low.
Medical personnel on the ground report that the few functioning hospitals are inundated with individuals suffering from blast injuries, gunshot wounds, and severe infections. Many new arrivals are also malnourished and dehydrated after long, difficult journeys on foot.
One field hospital’s emergency department reportedly received 160 trauma cases in a single night, while its small primary care clinic attended to hundreds more. A major hospital in the south is so overcrowded that pediatric patients are being treated in hallways, as all beds are occupied.
The crisis has been exacerbated by the closure of several medical centers in northern areas. Patients from these facilities are now converging on the remaining hospitals in the center and south, further straining already limited resources.
Aid organizations confirm that essential supplies, including antibiotics, painkillers, and fuel to power generators, are running dangerously low. One medical complex specializing in newborn intensive care is facing a critical shortage of oxygen and may run out of fuel within days.
Health officials emphasize that the sheer volume of patients, combined with severe shortages of medicine and equipment, has pushed the healthcare system to its breaking point. The situation is described as a relentless wave of human suffering, with medical staff exhausted and supplies nearly depleted.
