Gaza hospitals ration power as fuel shortages deepen

# Why This Matters The collapse of hospital power in Gaza represents a cascade failure with immediate lethal consequences: surgical teams cannot operate, neonatal units cannot maintain incubators, and dialysis machines shut down, transforming treatable medical emergencies into death sentences. Fuel shortages that cripple hospitals also signal the breakdown of basic infrastructure systems—water treatment, sanitation, food refrigeration—that prevent the spread of disease, meaning power rationing today likely precedes epidemics of cholera, dysentery, and other preventable illnesses within weeks. This creates a feedback loop where a healthcare system already overwhelmed by trauma casualties becomes progressively incapable of responding to either acute injuries or the chronic diseases that kill civilians in protracted conflicts. The humanitarian cost extends beyond Gaza itself: prolonged medical collapse forces neighboring countries to absorb refugee flows and strains international aid organizations already spread thin across multiple global crises.