Rafah’s hospitals will run out of fuel in three days, WHO says

The UN says northern Gaza is already in a state of 'full-blown famine'

The UN says that northern Gaza is already in a state of ‘full-blown famine’ (AP Photo/Ramez Habboub)

The World Health Organisation says it has only three days of fuel for its medical operations in southern Gaza, with shortages already forcing one of three remaining hospitals in the city of Rafah to shut down.

The Rafah border crossing with Egypt has been closed since Israel’s military took control of the Palestinian side early on Tuesday, blocking the entry of desperately needed humanitarian aid.