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Israeli Strike Destroys Gaza Hospital Warehouses, Sparks Medicine Shortage

8/7/2026

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Israeli military destroyed Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital’s supplies warehouse in Deir al-Balah, damaging tents.
Two of the hospital’s four medicine warehouses were destroyed, the other two severely damaged, wiping out kidney-disease medicines.
Gaza Health Ministry says shortages hit 61% of cancer drugs, 47% of medicines overall, and 85% of lab-testing supplies, three cancer deaths daily, about 11,000 patients at risk and 4,000 foreign-referral patients unable to leave Gaza.

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Israeli military destroyed Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital’s supplies warehouse in Deir al-Balah, damaging tents.
Two of the hospital’s four medicine warehouses were destroyed, the other two severely damaged, wiping out kidney-disease medicines.
Gaza Health Ministry says shortages hit 61% of cancer drugs, 47% of medicines overall, and 85% of lab-testing supplies, three cancer deaths daily, about 11,000 patients at risk and 4,000 foreign-referral patients unable to leave Gaza.