Medical crisis in Gaza hospitals at ‘unimaginable’ level, aid agencies say

Visiting medical team reported untreated open wounds, shortage of supplies to pin fractures and lack of food jeopardising treatment

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The medical situation in Gaza’s hospitals has reached an “unimaginable” state of crisis where large open wounds are being left untreated and medical staff are facing chronic shortages of the most basic medical items, including surgical gauze and material to pin fractures.

The description of conditions was delivered by an emergency medical team organised by three aid groups that spent two weeks carrying out surgeries and other care at the European hospital near Khan Younis.

There has been heavy fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants in southern city since the start of the year.