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Gaza Genocide21 October, 20263 min read

Gaza Health Ministry Says Israeli Restrictions Cut Hospital Generator Oil, Threatening Collapse

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Gaza Health Ministry says hospital generators lack oils due to Israeli import restrictions. About 70% of generators out of service, urgent need for 2,500 liters monthly.

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Hospital collapse threat from generator oil depletion

Several headlines emphasise that dwindling generator oil is not merely a shortage but a direct threat to hospital functioning, with language of stoppage, collapse, or danger to essential care.

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Generator oils run out

The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced on Wednesday that the necessary oils to operate the electrical generators in hospitals have run out, warning that key life-saving departments could stop. The ministry said its needs for oils to operate hospital generators exceed 2,500 liters per month, and it warned that the depletion of oils means “immediate mechanical collapse and deterioration of the remaining generators.” The ministry linked the shortages to Israeli restrictions on the import of operating and maintenance supplies, and it said it had previously announced on September 16 that 70% of hospital generators were out of service due to a shortage of fuel, oils, and spare parts as a result of the Israeli blockade.

The ministry said Gaza’s hospitals rely on electricity generators to provide energy for medical devices and vital departments since Israel cut the power supply to the strip in October 2023, and it said the sole generation plant halted due to fuel depletion. The ministry said the crisis worsens despite a ceasefire in effect since October 2025, amid ongoing Israeli restrictions on the entry of supplies needed to rehabilitate the health system.

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What the ministry warns

The Ministry of Health warned that providing limited quantities of oils as “stopgap” solutions does not guarantee the continued operation of the generators, because their increasing consumption of oils and urgent need for maintenance keep rising. Mazen Al-Araishi, the director general of engineering and maintenance at the Ministry of Health, said in September that the quantities of oils allowed to be imported in the previous period were limited and did not meet the needs for operating and maintaining the generators. The ministry said running the generators for long hours increases their oil consumption and maintenance needs, and it warned that stopping them would lead to power outages in vital and life-saving departments.

The ministry did not clarify whether the oil depletion caused medical departments to stop functioning, or how long the generators can continue to operate with the oils left inside them after stock needed for replacement and maintenance runs out. The ministry urged the relevant authorities to assume their humanitarian responsibilities and intervene immediately to ensure the entry of the necessary oils and spare parts to continue operating the electrical generators in hospitals.

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Earlier disruptions and hospital impact

Medical sources said the main electrical generator at the Arab Public Hospital “Al-Ma’badani” in Gaza City stopped on September 10 due to a shortage of oils and spare parts. The same sources said the generator stoppage disrupted the medical imaging department and the CT scanner, and it led to the postponement of surgical operations. The Ministry of Health also announced on September 13 that a number of hospital generators had stopped in recent days due to shortages of oils, fuel, and spare parts.

The Ministry of Health said Gaza’s hospitals have depended on generators as a main source of electricity to operate operating rooms, intensive care units, baby incubators, ventilators, and dialysis since Israel cut electricity supplies to the strip in October 2023. The Ministry of Health said on the 11th of that month, Gaza’s sole power plant stopped due to a fuel shortage, causing a total blackout, and it said the destruction of the grid hindered restocking hospitals with electricity.

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