The health catastrophe in Gaza continues to escalate as the World Health Organization warns that dozens of trucks carrying desperately needed medical supplies remain stranded outside the besieged enclave. Despite repeated appeals, 51 aid trucks packed with essential medicines and equipment are still denied entry, worsening the already dire situation.

According to the WHO, nearly two-thirds of Gaza’s medical equipment has completely run out, along with critical shortages in medicines and vaccines. Hospitals, overwhelmed by the sheer number of wounded and chronically ill, are barely functioning. Staff are forced to work without basic supplies like syringes, bandages, and anaesthetics — a situation that makes even the simplest surgical procedures a desperate gamble.

For the people of Gaza, this is not just a crisis; it is a collapse. Antibiotics and painkillers are now luxuries. Medication for chronic illnesses like diabetes or heart disease has all but disappeared. Each passing day without access to aid puts thousands of lives in even greater danger.

This blockade on humanitarian assistance is not a logistical delay — it is a political choice with deadly consequences. The WHO has urgently called on the international community to act. Words are no longer enough. Without immediate intervention, Gaza’s fragile healthcare system will crumble completely, taking countless lives with it.