Al-Awda Health and Community Complex in Nuseirat has suspended nearly all of its healthcare services after repeated generator failures left the facility unable to operate vital medical departments and equipment, further deepening the humanitarian crisis confronting Palestinians across the Gaza Strip.

The complex announced Tuesday that only its reception and emergency department would remain operational, allowing medical staff to respond to urgent cases while other services remain suspended.

The shutdown is the latest blow to Gaza's already devastated healthcare system, where hospitals and medical centers have been struggling to function amid severe shortages of fuel, spare parts, medical supplies and other essential resources.

Officials at the Al-Awda Health and Community Association said 13 generators at the Nuseirat complex had gone out of service following repeated mechanical failures and the lack of spare parts, filters and oils required for maintenance.

The breakdowns have prevented several departments and medical services from operating safely and effectively, forcing the complex to halt most of its healthcare activities.

Keeping only reception and emergency services open means that Palestinians requiring routine, specialized and other essential medical care may be left without access to treatment at a time when healthcare needs across Gaza are rising sharply.

The suspension comes amid a deepening fuel crisis that continues to threaten the survival of Gaza's remaining medical facilities.

With much of the territory's electricity infrastructure severely damaged, hospitals and health centers rely heavily on generators to power operating rooms, intensive care units, diagnostic equipment, maternity services, refrigeration systems and other essential medical infrastructure.

Yet medical facilities continue to face enormous difficulties obtaining diesel, spare parts, lubricants and other supplies needed to keep generators running.

In September, the health sector of the Palestinian NGO Network warned that diesel shortages were threatening the continuity of healthcare services throughout Gaza as medical facilities faced mounting needs and dwindling resources.

For Gaza's exhausted healthcare system, the loss of generators can quickly become a matter of life and death, potentially cutting off treatment for patients who have nowhere else to turn.

Al-Awda Health and Community Complex provides healthcare and community services to thousands of Palestinians in the central Gaza Strip.

The facility includes a hospital providing general and specialized surgical services, as well as two field hospitals offering maternity, obstetric and gynecological surgical care.

Its services are particularly vital in an environment where repeated attacks, displacement, inadequate sanitation and shortages of medicines and medical supplies have placed enormous pressure on Gaza's healthcare system.

The suspension of most services at Al-Awda therefore adds another heavy burden to an already devastated medical sector.

Across Gaza, healthcare workers continue to provide care under extraordinarily difficult conditions while facilities struggle with damaged infrastructure, insufficient fuel and critical shortages of medicines, equipment and basic supplies.

The latest shutdown highlights the wider humanitarian consequences of the prolonged Israeli assault and blockade on Gaza, which have severely damaged the territory's medical infrastructure and left remaining hospitals and health centers struggling to meet the needs of a population facing immense humanitarian hardship.

For Palestinians in Gaza, the loss of another functioning healthcare facility means longer journeys, fewer treatment options and greater risks for patients, including women, children, the elderly and those suffering from serious injuries and chronic illnesses.

As Al-Awda keeps only its emergency and reception departments operating, the crisis facing Gaza's healthcare system continues to deepen, with the territory's remaining medical facilities fighting to stay open amid shortages that threaten their ability to save lives. (ILKHA)