Gaza Strip-Power Shortage

Power shortages intensify humanitarian crisis in Gaza

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  • ID : 8473317
  • Dateline : Recent
  • Location : Gaza Strip
  • Category : Society/Other
  • Duration : 2'05
  • Audio Language : Arabic/English/Nats
  • Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)
  • Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
  • Published : 2026-04-04 17:37
  • Last Modified : 2026-04-04 20:52:30
  • Version : 1
  • ID : 8473317
  • Dateline : Récent
  • Location : Bande de Gaza
  • Category : Society/Other
  • Duration : 2'05
  • Audio Language : Arabe/Anglais/Nats
  • Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
  • Restrictions : Pas d’accès dans la partie continentale de Chine
  • Published : 2026-04-04 20:20
  • Last Modified : 2026-04-04 20:52:30
  • Version : 1
  • ID : 8473317
  • Dateline : الأيام الأخيرة
  • Location : قطاع غزة
  • Category : Society/Other
  • Duration : 2'05
  • Audio Language : العربية/الإنجليزية/الصوت الطبيعي
  • Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)
  • Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
  • Published : 2026-04-04 20:47
  • Last Modified : 2026-04-04 20:52:30
  • Version : 1
  • ID : 8473317
  • Dateline : Reciente
  • Location : Franja de Gaza
  • Category : Society/Other
  • Duration : 2'05
  • Audio Language : Árabe/Inglés/Nats
  • Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
  • Restrictions : No acceso a la parte continental de China
  • Published : 2026-04-04 20:38
  • Last Modified : 2026-04-04 20:52:30
  • Version : 1

Gaza Strip-Power Shortage

Power shortages intensify humanitarian crisis in Gaza

Dateline : Recent

Location : Gaza Strip

Duration : 2'05

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Gaza City, Gaza Strip - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of tents, rubble, traffic, pedestrians
2. Various of man refueling water pump
3. Various of water being filled into tank
4. Various of displaced Palestinian Mohammad Habib carrying water back to tent, pouring water out of container
5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohammad Habib, displaced Palestinian:
"I carry water in small containers. We don't have a large water tank, not even 500 liters, so we have to keep going back and forth, and water is not always available. Sometimes my son returns without being able to fill it."
6. Various of tents, rubble, pedestrians
7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohammad Abu Salmiya, director, Al-Shifa Hospital:
"If the generators stop, it will be a catastrophe and a real danger to everyone in the hospital, especially premature babies, dialysis patients and those in intensive care, as well as blood banks. Most departments would shut down. We are sounding the alarm that hospitals will stop functioning if fuel and oil are not allowed in as soon as possible."
8. Various of office of International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC), flag atop building
9. Trucks of ICRC
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Amani Al-Naouq, spokesperson, International Committee of Red Cross in Gaza:
"Hospitals and medical centers in Gaza that are still able to function work under immense pressure and at risk of collapse. These hospitals work with shortages in energy, medical supplies and equipment."
11. Various of notice on wire fence, power equipment, destroyed facilities


Due to the pressure on essential services caused by prolonged power shortages, Gaza residents are facing limited access to water, healthcare and sanitation, further deteriorating the already fragile humanitarian situation.

In Gaza, power cuts have become a daily reality. With electricity available only intermittently, many civilians are struggling to carry out even the most basic tasks.

The consequences are widespread, affecting everything from water supply systems to critical infrastructure. As outages persist, maintaining essential services is becoming increasingly unsustainable.

"I carry water in small containers. We don't have a large water tank, not even 500 liters, so we have to keep going back and forth, and water is not always available. Sometimes my son returns without being able to fill it," Mohammad Habib, a displaced Palestinian, told China Global Television Network (CGTN).

This ongoing energy crisis has also had a severe impact on critical hospitals, which rely heavily on generators to continue operating.

"If the generators stop, it will be a catastrophe and a real danger to everyone in the hospital, especially premature babies, dialysis patients and those in intensive care, as well as blood banks. Most departments would shut down. We are sounding the alarm that hospitals will stop functioning if fuel and oil are not allowed in as soon as possible," said Mohammad Abu Salmiya, director of Al-Shifa Hospital.

International humanitarian organizations have warned of a potential collapse of essential services in Gaza if electricity supplies are disrupted.
"Hospitals and medical centers in Gaza that are still able to function work under immense pressure and at risk of collapse. These hospitals work with shortages in energy, medical supplies and equipment," said Amani Al-Naouq, spokesperson for International Committee of Red Cross in Gaza.

According to Gaza's municipality, about 75 water wells rely on electricity and are at risk of shutting down, which would worsen conditions for displaced families whose homes have been destroyed.

ID : 8473317

Published : 2026-04-04 17:37

Last Modified : 2026-04-04 20:52:30

Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)

Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland

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