But the opening of the city’s entry point from Egypt may provide hope for the health facility, as well as an opening for authorities to evacuate Indonesian nationals remaining in the war-torn area.

The hospital has been forced to treat some 200 patients with the last drops of fuel it has, while staff and patients alike have been increasingly unable to access food and clean water, according to the Medical Emergency Rescue Committee (MER-C), the volunteer organization that funds the hospital.

Since the fighting between Israeli armed forces and Palestinian militant group Hamas broke out on Oct. 7, the Indonesian Hospital has been swamped with patients two to three times more than it can hold.

“There are patients being treated on the floor,” MER-C presidium chairman Henry Hidayatullah told The Jakarta Post on Wednesday. “We’re trying, but without electricity, we won’t be able to help them. Their conditions will worsen.”

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The supply of basic necessities has been prevented from entering the city by Israel, causing disruptions to health facilities needed to treat wounded civilians. Up to 15 hospitals are reported to have shut down in the last three weeks, mostly due to water and fuel shortages on top of patient overcapacity.

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