The Palestinian Embassy in India has appealed for urgent medical assistance, warning that Gaza's healthcare system is nearing collapse. The embassy cited severe shortages of medicines, equipment and fuel, and urged India and the international community to provide sustained humanitarian and medical support.

The Palestinian Embassy in India has made an urgent appeal to the Government of India and the international community for immediate medical assistance, warning that the healthcare system in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is on the verge of total collapse amid the ongoing conflict.

In a statement issued on Friday, the embassy said the healthcare crisis has been caused by continued military attacks, widespread destruction of medical infrastructure, restrictions on humanitarian access and severe financial pressures. Describing the situation as catastrophic, the embassy called for urgent action to save lives.

“The Embassy of the State of Palestine to the Republic of India expresses its profound concern over the catastrophic collapse of the healthcare sector in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,” the statement said. It added, “It is the exact moment to save thousands of innocent lives. If not India and the Indian people, then who? If not now, then when? Every life matters.”

Appeal to India's humanitarian role