Patients and internally displaced people are pictured at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on November 10, 2023, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. - Heavy fighting was raging near Al-Shifa hospital, with Israel saying it had killed dozens of militants and destroyed tunnels that are key to Hamas's capacity to fight. Israel launched an offensive in Gaza after Hamas fighters poured across the heavily militarised border on October 7, killing 1,400 people, mostly civilians, and taking around 240 hostages. (Photo by Khader Al Zanoun / AFP)
Gaza, May 3, 2026 (WAFA) – Medical sources in Gaza reported that the shortage of laboratory testing materials in laboratories and blood banks has worsened, with the deficit reaching 86% of the needs, while the stock of many of these materials has reached zero.
The same sources explained that blood gas testing materials have completely run out in the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital laboratory, while the remaining quantities in other hospitals are sufficient for only a few days .
The sources warned that the continuation of this shortage threatens medical follow-up procedures for patients, hinders surgical operations, and directly affects emergency and intensive care cases .
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