The Gaza ministry of health has said that the acute shortage of medicine and medical supplies has impacted dialysis patients, limiting services provided to them to “palliative treatment”, Al Jazeera reports.

“Due to the continued aggression, hospitals and health centres are unable to provide the necessary medical services to save the lives of patients,” the ministry said in a statement.

“Among the medications on the verge of running out are those used for anesthesia, intensive care, surgical operations, and treatments for oncology and dialysis patients,” it added.

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