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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Seham Tantesh in Gaza

How a shortage of gas, engine oil and spare parts is grinding Gaza to a halt

A displaced family pushes a wheeled cart loaded with aid supplies along a crowded street in Gaza
Engine oil – used for lubrication to reduce the wear in moving parts – may seem like a minor item, but its shortage is deepening the crisis in Gaza. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Palestinians in Gaza already grappling with limited supplies of food and medicine face new threats to their day-to-day existence: shortages of engine oil, spare parts and gas. The knock-on effects are impacting everything from bread production to water supplies and emergency response efforts, producing one fresh crisis after another.

Over the weekend, the main hospital in central Gaza warned of an imminent health disaster as its electrical generators failed.

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