History

Stew

Najwan Abdul Wahab

Aug 13, 2026

A one,

a two,

you know,

what.

to.

do.

Thousands of people in Gaza, Palestine, are at heightened risk of death and severe illness, as Israeli authorities continue to restrict the entry of engine oil and spare parts into the enclave, warns Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). These supplies are needed to keep hospital generators, ambulances, water pumps and water trucks running. The impediment of these essential services is emblematic of Israel's systematic destruction of the necessities for life in Gaza.

In some facilities, MSF barely has enough engine oil to last a month, and some of our equipment has already been affected by shortages. We are forced to try and find stocks at the local market for extortionate prices. The supply of engine oil is so limited that the price has increased 20 times in the last six months. By the end of July, it was more than US$1,300 per litre. Neither the quality nor the availability is guaranteed.

On 5 August, one of the generators at the MSF field hospital in Deir Al-Balah broke down. Forced to rely on a smaller backup generator, teams had to drastically ration electricity during this time. We were only able to run the operating theatre for people in the most critical condition; nurses could not sterilise essential equipment; x-ray services stopped; and people with painful burns were left to suffer in extreme heat without air conditioning.

“What we are witnessing in Gaza is not a series of isolated shortages, it is a policy of attrition by design,” says Filipe Ribeiro, MSF head of mission in Palestine. “For more than two years, we have observed Israel's policies impairing the entry of supplies. These policies do not merely delay aid; they dismantle the very systems people rely on to survive.”

“Today it is engine oil and spare parts. Tomorrow it will be something else,” says Ribeiro. “The items change, but the logic remains the same: reduce people to conditions where life becomes untenable, where dignity is systematically stripped away through the denial of the most ordinary, most essential goods. This is not bureaucracy. It is a deliberate effort to make existence itself impossible.”

Doctors Without Borders | Aug 12, 2026

Buttons n’

dials,

on track,

to control

Amid the harsh humanitarian and healthcare conditions and the severe shortages of the materials and medical supplies required for manufacturing prosthetic limbs due to the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip, the Gaza Municipality-run Prosthetics and Paralysis Center continues to provide essential services to thousands of injured people and amputees.

Palestinian specialists and technicians at the center continue to assess amputees and prepare prosthetic limbs, helping patients regain mobility and gradually return to their daily lives. Their work persists despite ongoing restrictions on the entry of many of the essential materials needed for the center’s operations.

Husni Mahna, Media Officer at the Gaza Prosthetics Center, said the facility is facing immense pressure due to the growing number of amputees and patients with paralysis resulting from the war in Gaza.

“The Palestinian Ministry of Health has documented more than 6,000 amputation cases across the Gaza Strip among the cases that have been registered and officially recorded,” Mahna pointed out, noting that the center is working with these cases as part of its daily operations.

According to Mahna, the center has established a clinic that operates daily to evaluate the situations of patients. To date, more than 1,500 amputation cases have been assessed in preparation for receiving services through the center.

“The rehabilitation process begins with a clinical evaluation conducted by specialists and technicians followed by taking the necessary measurements for prosthetic fitting,” Mahna highlighted, adding that patients are then referred for physical rehabilitation and psychological support before moving to the prosthetic manufacturing and fitting stage, where each limb is tailored to the patient’s specific needs.

“The center faces major challenges due to an acute shortage of equipment and essential materials required for prosthetic production,” Mahna said, explaining that plaster is a fundamental component of the manufacturing process.

Mahna added that the ongoing blockade and restrictions on the entry of necessary supplies into Gaza continue to hinder the center’s ability to respond to the increasing number of amputees.

The Palestinian Information Center | Aug 12, 2026

Devil.

bills.

In Gaza, orphanhood is no longer a private family tragedy unfolding one household at a time. It has become a mass condition of war.

Speaking to The New Arab, Director General of Taawon Dr Tareq Emtairah said the number of children orphaned by the war has reached close to 60,000 — around six percent of Gaza’s child population — a scale he described as unmatched by anything the Palestinian non-profit development organisation had seen in earlier assaults on the enclave.

The estimate is detailed in Taawon’s new report, Lighting the Path for Orphaned Children in Gaza – A Call to Action, which warns that the unprecedented number of children who have lost one or both parents will require sustained, long-term support extending far beyond the immediate humanitarian response.

“Orphan care is not new to Taawon,” Dr Tareq said. “We’ve been involved in this after every crisis that Gaza has gone through; Taawon has jumped in, but this war is entirely different. The scale of orphanhood is huge. We’re talking about close to 60,000 children.”

The percentage was alarming not only in itself, but because of the speed with which so many children had lost one or both parents “in a short period of time — probably the fastest growth ratio in the world.”

The New Arab | Jul 29, 2026

Say fool twice,

terror outpost

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AJ+ | Aug 11, 2026

One big stew,

cookin’

real. good.

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American Doctor follows three American physicians - Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian - united by a single oath to save lives.
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