“We have no reserve diesel supplies. Our stocks ran out early in the siege and we are now buying it on the black market almost every day, at prices that have reached five times what they were before the siege.”

Shaheed al-Ameri · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-24

Al-Ameri said the hospital's diesel stocks ran out early in the siege and it was buying fuel on the black market at five times pre-siege prices.