The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported that stock levels of medicines and medical supplies in Gaza continue to reach catastrophic lows.

According to the ministry, 52% of essential medicines, 71% of medical consumables, and 70% of laboratory supplies are completely depleted.

The ministry warned that the crisis is escalating as the need for medical interventions for the wounded and sick grows. Primary care, surgery, operations, intensive care, cancer treatment, and hematology services are severely affected by the shortage of medicines.

Departments such as orthopedics, nephrology, dialysis, ophthalmology, general surgery, operations, and intensive care face critical challenges due to the lack of medical consumables. 

The ministry called for urgent reinforcement of medical supplies to enable healthcare teams to continue providing specialized care.

Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli occupation—supported by the U.S. and Europe—has continued committing mass atrocities in Gaza, including killings, starvation, destruction, displacement, and arrests, ignoring international appeals and rulings by the International Court of Justice to halt these crimes.

These atrocities have resulted in over 241,000 Palestinians killed or injured, mostly children and women, more than 11,000 missing, hundreds of thousands displaced, widespread famine claiming the lives of many, mostly children, and massive destruction that has erased much of Gaza’s cities and regions from the map.