Médecins Sans Frontières - ENG-Gaza: Engine Oil Running Out.

Unique Identifier Code / URN MSF366713

Date taken / Date Recorded 30/04/2026 12:31 PM

Country Palestinian Territories

Commissioning section MSF-SPAIN

Photographer / videographer / producer Nour Alsaqqa

Copyright MSF

Usage Rights (MSF) External Media, MSF Fundraising, Social Media, MSF Publications

Formal Consent Copy available no

Editor's rating ★★★ (F)

Video format h264 (Main) (avc1 / 0x31637661)

Duration 1m36s

Maximum Size 1080px × 1920px 114.90 MB

Additional Information / Shotlist 00:00:00:00 - 00:00:02:04

This is the intensive care unit.

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If the generators fail,

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our backup system only lasts

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for a few minutes before

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completely shutting off,

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putting at risk all of

the lives of those babies.

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Something as simple

as generator oil

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can decide whether this

hospital continues running

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or it shuts down completely.

Text 1 : In Gaza, engine oil is running out as Israeli authorities restrict its entry into the strip.

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My name is Omar,

I'm the logistics manager for MSF

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Since October 2023,

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Israel forces destroyed completelydestroyed completely

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all electricity

infrastructure in Gaza.

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We rely mostly on generators

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to run our services,

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including hospital services,

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wash* and every other aspect.

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Generator oil is crucial

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Without it, generators overheat

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and eventually break down.

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We crucially need

engine oil to enter Gaza,

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before it's too late.

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The generators at this hospital

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have been running for

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five hundred hours.

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We were supposed to change

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or service the generators

at a 250-hour mark.

Text2: Hospitals, water systems and ambulances all depend on generators.

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Departments like this are

forced to be out of electricity,

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prioritizing only

neonatal services,

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{Operating Theater}, and

essential activities in our hospital.

Text 3: Engine oil is not entering Gaza in sufficient quantities. Without it, hospitals cannot function. Lives are at risk.