Gaza suffers severe shortage of medicine amid Israel’s genocidal war

He said the ministry’s debt is nearing three billion shekels (approximately $800 million).
The ongoing Israeli war on Gaza, now in its 15th month, has exacerbated the Palestinian Authority (PA)’s financial crisis, primarily due to increased Israeli deductions from Palestinian tax revenues.
Since 7 October 2023, Israel has been withholding approximately 45% of the monthly tax revenues, known in Palestine and Israel as maqasa, which are collected by the Israeli government on behalf of the PA on Palestinian imports and exports and Israel in return earns a commission of 3%.
The revenues are estimated to total around $220 million every month and represent the main source of income for the PA.
The Israeli army has continued a genocidal war on Gaza that has killed more than 45,800 victims, mostly women and children, since a Hamas attack on 7 October 2023, despite a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire.
In November, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its deadly war on Gaza.