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Gaza ‘hospitals risk turning into morgues’: Rights groups call for action

Injured people wait for medical treatment at Al-Shifa Hospital, in Gaza City [Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu]

A power blackout in the Gaza Strip caused by Israel’s “total blockade” of the besieged enclave has prompted condemnation and calls from international rights groups for urgent action as “hospitals risk turning into morgues” amid heavy Israeli bombardment.

On Wednesday, Gaza’s sole power plant ran out of fuel and shut down after Israel’s decision to cut off supplies following a multi-pronged attack by Hamas, the group running the enclave, inside Israel.

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