Infant dies in Gaza Strip due to fuel shortage
An infant dies in Gaza City in the north of the Gaza Strip after the generator powering his respirator ceased operation due to the fuel shortage besetting the Tel Aviv-blockaded coastal sliver.
Gaza medical spokesman, Adham Abu Salmiya, said the seven-month-old died on Friday evening, Al-Aghsa TV, the official television channel run by the Palestinian resistance movement of Hamas, reported on Saturday. The respirator was used to remove the fluids formed by a congenital lymphatic disorder from the baby’s respiratory system. According to a statement issued by Gaza Power Authority, the besieged enclave’s sole power plant had shut down again on Sunday morning after a few days of sporadic operation. Hamas Health Minister Bassem Naim also announced on Sunday that the fuel shortage was placing lives in jeopardy. "Fifty percent of our ambulances and vehicles are immobilized…We are under constant strain from power cuts," he said in a statement.