Breathing depends on a cylinder: Gaza faces medical oxygen crisis
Only 12 of Gaza’s 34 oxygen-generation stations remain operational, worsening the health crisis in the besieged enclave.

Only 12 of Gaza’s 34 oxygen-generation stations remain operational, worsening the health crisis in the besieged enclave.

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