35 Gaza Ambulances Out of Service Amid Fuel Crisis

The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has confirmed that 35 of its ambulances are now out of service across Gaza due to severe fuel shortages, leaving only 21 vehicles operational to serve the entire war-torn region. The fuel crisis is crippling emergency medical services at a time when Israel’s bombardment and attacks on aid-seekers continue to escalate.

PRCS officials warned that “with every liter lost, we lose a chance to save a life.” The shortage is preventing timely medical evacuations, emergency surgeries, and even the basic transfer of patients between healthcare centers. In multiple districts, injured civilians are left to bleed out on the streets or in makeshift shelters, unable to reach hospitals.

According to Gaza’s health authorities, the remaining ambulances can barely cover even the most urgent calls, and fuel rationing means they are prioritizing only life-threatening emergencies. Hospitals, too, are beginning to shut down critical units due to generator failure. The collapse of healthcare infrastructure is now a matter of hours—not days—warn medical staff.

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Aid Becomes a Death Trap for Palestinians

Meanwhile, growing international outrage is emerging over what one UNRWA official has called a “medieval and lethal system” of humanitarian aid distribution in Gaza. In a searing post on social media, the official condemned what he described as routine killings of starving Palestinians trying to collect food, often from convoys run by security contractors or private firms acting under military oversight.

“Palestinian lives have been so devalued,” the UNRWA official stated. “It is now the routine to shoot and kill desperate and starving people while they try to collect little food from a company made of mercenaries.” He referred to the new distribution operation—dubbed the “Gaza Humiliation Foundation” by critics—which has been functioning for just over three weeks. Hundreds of civilians have reportedly been killed during chaotic aid distributions guarded by armed personnel.

This system, the official said, is operating “under the camouflage of humanitarian aid”, but in reality, it is “a war crime built on lies, deceit, and cruelty.” Multiple human rights organizations have echoed these concerns and are calling for an independent international inquiry.

Global Calls for Accountability

As Gaza’s humanitarian catastrophe spirals out of control, voices from around the world are calling for accountability. Activists, UN officials, and humanitarian agencies insist that deliberately targeting civilians at aid lines and sabotaging medical rescue operations violates multiple international laws.

“Inviting starving people to their death is a war crime,” the UNRWA official wrote. “Those responsible for this system must be held accountable. This is a stain on our collective conscience.”

With Gaza’s emergency response capacity reduced to a handful of diesel-powered ambulances, and civilians gunned down for attempting to access food, the world is witnessing a deliberate humanitarian failure. And unless urgent action is taken, more lives will be lost not just to bombs, but to neglect, starvation, and silence.

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