The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza has warned that it could be forced to cease operations entirely after several electricity generators broke down and Israeli authorities prevented the entry of technical supplies and specialised fuel needed to maintain them.
The warning comes more than seven months after a ceasefire took effect following a genocidal Israeli war that lasted more than two years.
Raed Hussein, the director of the hospital , said the facility had entered a "very dangerous" stage after backup generators stopped functioning, paralyzing operations in several vital departments and threatening others with complete shutdown.
Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, Hussein said the hospital's backup generators had deteriorated after operating continuously for more than a year and were no longer capable of meeting the daily needs of essential medical departments.
He added that the hospital's operating theatres had completely stopped functioning after a fourth generator went out of service.
Dialysis units, neonatal incubators, intensive care units and laboratories are now at risk of shutting down within hours amid the worsening electricity crisis and rising temperatures.
Hussein said engineering and technical teams were continuing efforts to repair the generators, but that these interventions were no longer proving effective because of the deterioration of the equipment and a shortage of spare parts required for maintenance.
He noted that Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital is the only government hospital in Deir al-Balah governorate and provides services to around 500,000 Palestinians, including thousands displaced to the area during Israel's war on Gaza.
The hospital's continued operation was an urgent humanitarian necessity, he said.
Hussein called on international organisations and relevant authorities to intervene immediately by strengthening electricity supplies to the hospital through a direct power connection and the provision of new generators to ensure medical services continue and patients' lives are protected.
In a related development, the Palestinian news agency Wafa cited medical sources in Gaza as saying the territory's healthcare system was facing "catastrophic conditions" due to the continuing Israeli blockade and restrictions on the entry of medicines and medical supplies.
The sources said this was worsening the suffering of patients and wounded Palestinians across the enclave.
Israel has continued to besiege Gaza after a ceasefire deal was reached in October 2025, violating provisions of the deal which stipulate that a minimum level of aid supplies must be provided.
It has also killed 929 people, including 247 children and 191 women, in deadly attacks in Gaza despite the ceasefire agreement.