Gaza Genocide16 September, 20263 min read
Qatar Delivers 1.3 Million Liters of Fuel Grant to Gaza’s Health Sector
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Qatar signs UN agreement to provide 1.3 million liters of fuel to Gaza’s health sector. Part of ongoing aid, totaling about 30 million liters since October 7, 2023.
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Fuel grant for Gaza health
Qatar signed an agreement with the United Nations to deliver approximately 1.3 million liters of fuel to the Gaza Strip as a grant aimed at sustaining critical health services and essential humanitarian operations. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the initiative continues Qatar’s ongoing emergency response, bringing its total fuel aid to the Strip to around 30 million liters provided between October 7, 2023, and late March 2026. The grant is intended to help maintain operations across key hospitals and medical centers, benefiting an estimated 2.1 million Palestinians, including children, women, the elderly, and persons with disabilities.
The Peninsula Qatar said the grant would facilitate the entry of approximately 1.3 million liters of fuel into the Gaza Strip and support the continuity of vital services and humanitarian operations. It also said the health sector benefit would come through helping ensure the continued operation of a number of hospitals and health centers and the provision of essential services.
Civil society and WHO fuel
Mohammed Salaha, director of the Network of Civil Society Organizations in the Gaza Strip, said on Wednesday there are promises and positive signals regarding the near return of the Qatari grant allocated to provide fuel. Salaha said the fuel would help plug part of the severe energy supply deficit, especially after the World Health Organization’s decision to stop supplying operating fuel to non-governmental health facilities as of the current 19 September. He said the network, in cooperation with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), succeeded in providing temporary support to hospitals and primary care centers while continuing advocacy and pressure efforts to restore regular fuel supply through the World Health Organization.
Salaha warned of additional complications from a continuing ban on the entry of operating and maintenance supplies, including mineral oils, spare parts and filters, as well as batteries and tires for electric generators, ambulances, and cargo trucks. He added that UN-mediated efforts to press for the entry of these supplies have not yet yielded progress guaranteeing their delivery to the Gaza Strip.
Escalating health crisis stakes
Al-Jazira Net said Gaza hospitals are facing escalating crises that pose major challenges to the health sector, hindering the continuation of services as hospitals suffer from a persistent shortage of fuel, oils, and spare parts. It said the shortage has also led to the suspension of bus operations that transport Ministry of Health staff, while Qatar’s new grant is described as an additional grant to support humanitarian needs and the health sector. The Qatari Foreign Ministry said the new grant comes as a continuation of the urgent response and that Doha provided about 30 million liters of fuel from October 7, 2023, to the end of March 2026.
Al-Jazira Net further stated that the health sector in Gaza suffers from the repercussions of the Israeli war of genocide, and that the Israeli occupation army conducted, according to official data, no fewer than 445 attacks on health facilities, resulting in damage to 155 facilities. It added that only 47% of the sector’s hospitals operate partially, while more than 22,000 injured and sick people in the sector require treatment outside Gaza.