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According to CCTV, kidney patients in the Gaza Strip are facing increasing difficulties every day in accessing life-saving dialysis treatment because of the destruction caused by the war.

Damaged roads, limited transportation options, and shortages of medicines within the healthcare system are making it extremely difficult for thousands of patients to access treatment.

Ataf Abu Tahoun, a wheelchair user who requires dialysis treatment three times a week, said he depends on his son's assistance to reach Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza.

Abu Tahoun said that roads covered with rubble have become a heavy burden for both him and his son: "I need dialysis, but I cannot find transportation to Al-Shifa Hospital. Most of the roads are damaged, making it extremely difficult to travel back and forth. My son struggles greatly to push my wheelchair."