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Shortages of supplies mean doctors in Gaza face a "moral trauma" on which patients to save, and which to let die, says the head of a medical group.

Zaher Sahloul is president of the NGO, MedGlobal, which has medical teams in Gaza. Speaking from Washington DC, Zaher Sahloul told 蜜芽传媒 Newsday about the conditions his teams are facing.

"They're running out of anaesthesia, medications for pain, blood products, antibiotics, gauze and many other items that are needed to stop the bleeding and treat patients in trauma.

"On top of that you have the bombing and limited, or shortage of, clean water, food, diesel and fuel."

He adds: "So that means you have to make a decision as a doctor which patients you need to focus on, and maybe treat and save lives, and which patient you need to let go."

(Pic: Al Quds hospital in Gaza City where Israeli airstrikes have struck nearby; Credit: Reuters)