[Severe shortage of medicines, Gaza Strip health department will declare a state of emergency] On September 15th, Bassem Naim, a senior official of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), said that the Gaza Strip health department will officially declare a state of emergency on the 16th and suspend a number of key medical services. Naim said the decision was due to the ongoing blockade in the Gaza Strip, which has resulted in severe shortages of medicines and insufficient fuel supplies for hospital generators and ambulances. This crisis will directly threaten the lives of thousands of residents and will cause tens of thousands of injured to face additional difficulties due to lack of adequate medicines and medical treatment. (CCTV News)