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Little light, no beds, not enough anesthesia: A view from the ‘nightmare’ of Gaza’s hospitals

apnews.com Little light, no beds, not enough anesthesia: A view from the 'nightmare' of Gaza's hospitals

In the besieged Gaza Strip, hospitals are nearing collapse as doctors work under the most trying conditions. Medical supplies are dwindling and fuel is running out even as the death toll is mounting and hospitals are overflowing with more patients than they can handle.

Little light, no beds, not enough anesthesia: A view from the 'nightmare' of Gaza's hospitals

The state of Gaza's hospitals: Surgeries without anesthesia and with only mobile phones for light. Vinegar from the corner store as disinfectant. 5,000 patients in a hospital built for 700, some sleeping on the floor. No power, no clean water, little fuel.

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