By Quds News Network
Gaza (QNN)- Gaza’s health system is collapsing under Israel’s siege and targeting. Doctors are now forced to amputate the limbs of patients and wounded civilians because antibiotics and essential medicines are no longer available.
Dr. Munir al-Boursh, Director of Gaza’s Health Ministry, said the crisis has reached the “point of no return.” He explained that infections resistant to antibiotics are spreading quickly. “The wounded in Gaza are not only killed by bullets and bombs. Microbes now destroy their bodies. Doctors have no option left but amputation,” he warned in a post on X.
Al-Bursh described heartbreaking daily scenes. “Has medicine become amputation?” he asked. Doctors must decide whether to amputate the leg or arm of a child, youth, or wounded civilian—or let them die.
He said Israel’s blockade on medical supplies has turned Gaza into a zone of preventable tragedies. “The occupation did not stop at bombings. It deprived patients of basic medicines. Their bodies no longer respond to treatment,” he added.
Al-Boursh said the last 24 hours saw the heaviest Israeli bombardment targeting homes, hospitals, schools, and even tents for displaced families. “Children and women were killed. Food, water, and medicine are gone. A complete health genocide is unfolding before the world,” he said.
According to the ministry, Israel’s “Gideon Carts 2” operation on August 13 killed 1,891 Palestinians, including 482 children, 174 women, and 75 elderly people. Women, children, and the elderly made up 38% of the victims.
Since March 2, Israel has closed all crossings into Gaza. No medicine or humanitarian aid enters freely, even as trucks pile up at the borders. When aid is allowed in, it is very limited and fails to meet the needs of Gaza’s starving and sick.
The Health Ministry confirmed Saturday that 64,803 Palestinians have been killed and 164,264 wounded since October 7, 2023.
Blood Shortages Add to Crisis
The ministry also reported a dangerous shortage in blood supplies. Gaza hospitals need more than 350 units daily, but banks are running dry.
Community donation drives have nearly stopped because famine and malnutrition leave people too weak to donate. This was the last source of extra blood, and it has now collapsed.
The Health Ministry issued an urgent appeal for medicines, blood units, and medical equipment. It warned that without immediate international intervention, more patients will face amputations and many more will die.
15 September 2025
Source: countercurrents.org