The World Health Organization says the majority of supplies of medical equipment have run out in Gaza, while 42 per cent of basic medicines, including painkillers, are out of stock.
WHO's Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, Hanan Balkhy, says the WHO has 51 aid trucks waiting on the Gaza border that have not yet had clearance to enter the Palestinian enclave, where Israel, last week, slightly eased a total blockade on aid imposed in March.
He says surgeons have been working without anesthesia and IV fluid, adding that basic medication such as antibiotics, painkillers and drugs for chronic diseases were in short supply.
After a 11-week blockade, Israel - at war with Gaza's dominant militant group, Hamas, since October 2023 - allowed 108 trucks carrying flour, baby food and medical equipment into Gaza's trip on May 21, none of them from the WHO.
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