Red Cross transferred fuel to the Gaza Strip

The International Committee of the Red Cross Thursday it will move urgently and fuel to the Gaza Strip, which is facing an acute shortage of electricity affects the medical devices.

The Red Cross said in a statement that 150 thousand liters of diesel transferred to Gaza by sea "

to help 13 general hospitals in providing health services for the next 10 days."

Red Cross did not specify the date for delivery of the shipment, but an official emphasized that this would happen "at the earliest opportunity

Declared Abu Adham peaceful spokesman of the Supreme Committee for ambulance and emergency stop Thursday 37 ambulances belonging to the Ministry of Health for work due to run out of fuel and three ambulances are still working so far.

He said that "all ambulances operating on gasoline in the Ministry of Health and the 27 car stopped after running out full of fuel" and appealed to "all international institutions, humanitarian and people of conscience to immediately intervene to save the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the sector."

He added, that "There are 40 ambulance support is still working" for the transfer of patients, but are not equipped as ambulances.

Facing the Gaza Strip for years break in voltage but the current shortage resulting from the stop smuggling of fuel to operate the plant only in the region is the worst, with cut off 18 hours a day.

Said Juan-Pedro Schaerer in charge of the Red Cross delegation to Israel and the Palestinian territories said in a statement Thursday, "may result in running out of fuel and power cuts quickly to the suspension of vital public services such as hospitals and water are endangering the lives of thousands of patients at risk."

"We have already warned us that the operating rooms and specialized units such as intensive care unit and the Special Unit for children newborn and dialysis unit will be most affected in the event of power outages."