In view of the massive air strikes by the Israeli army, the health system in the Gaza Strip is "on the verge of collapse", according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

Time is running out to "avoid a humanitarian catastrophe" if fuel and life-saving medical and humanitarian supplies cannot be brought quickly to the Gaza Strip given the total blockade of the area, the WHO warned in a statement. “Ambulances cannot reach the wounded,” complained the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on X, formerly Twitter, that night.

After the massacre by the Islamist Hamas in Israel on Saturday, the country's army bombed the densely populated Gaza Strip. Hundreds of people were killed and thousands injured. Hospitals have only a few hours of electricity a day as they have to ration dwindling fuel reserves and rely on generators, the WHO said. “Without electricity, hospitals risk becoming morgues,” warned Fabrizio Carboni, ICRC Middle East regional director, on X.