By Anadolu staff
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – A vital oxygen station at Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza ceased operation on Wednesday amid a deadly Israeli onslaught in the area, a medical source said.
“The oxygen station has completely stopped due to damage in the supply lines,” the source told Anadolu.
The source said repairing the plant appears "impossible" because of "the intense Israeli fire around the hospital, including drone strikes from quadcopter aircraft."
He warned of a "serious threat" to the lives of patients at the hospital if the station was not repaired.
The Israeli army military has intensified its attacks across northern Gaza since Tuesday, particularly in Beit Lahia.
According to witnesses, Israeli drones shell civilian homes and hospitals, many of which are out of service and operating below minimal capacity.
Hussam Abu Safiya, the hospital’s director, said that the Israeli army shelled the facility five times on Tuesday, injuring three medical staff members on duty.
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has severely strained healthcare services, leaving many patients unable to access the urgent medical care they need.
Israel has launched a genocidal war on the Gaza Strip following a Hamas attack last October, killing more than 44,500 people, most of them women and children, and injuring nearly 106,000.
The second year of the genocide in Gaza has drawn growing international condemnation, with officials and institutions labeling the attacks and blocking of aid deliveries as a deliberate attempt to destroy a population.
On Nov. 21, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its deadly war on Gaza.
*Writing by Rania Abu Shamala