Al Jazeera Special Coverage | Gaza: Promises and Reality – Health system collapse

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Al Jazeera’s special coverage, “Gaza: Promises and Reality,” examines the gap between commitments made under the US-brokered ceasefire and the reality Palestinians face on the ground in Gaza. Over five days, the series explores how Israel’s war on Gaza – which has killed more than 73,000 Palestinians, including at least 20,000 children – continues to reshape every aspect of life in the territory and its people. Day two focuses on the systematic destruction and collapse of Gaza’s healthcare system. Not a single hospital in the Strip is fully functional, with more than 90% of health facilities either damaged or completely destroyed. Medical services are now operating far below capacity, while critical shortages of medicines and equipment have pushed the system to breaking point. Across Gaza, patients are struggling to access even the most basic treatment. Diabetic children are forced to rely on expired test strips and outdated insulin, while families search desperately for medicines that

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