# Breathing depends on a cylinder: Gaza faces medical oxygen crisis

https://mins.news/en/item/51864

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-09 18:40 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/9/9/breathing-depends-on-a-cylinder-gaza-faces-medical-oxygen-crisis?traffic_source=rss

> Only 12 of Gaza’s 34 oxygen-generation stations remain operational, while four of 30 cylinder-filling devices are working, making supplies increasingly difficult for patients who depend on continuous oxygen. Fourteen-year-old Abdulaziz, who has a congenital heart defect and underdeveloped lungs, suffered rapidly worsening breathing when his cylinder ran out.

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