All articles related to MSF activities in Palestine and Gaza.
Today, we are mourning the loss of one of our team members in Gaza, Mohammed Al Ahel, who was killed along with several members of his family on Nov. 6. Mohammed had been a laboratory technician for MSF for over two years and was at his home in Al Shate Refugee Camp when the area […]
Read More… from MSF mourns the killing of our colleague in Gaza
Thousands of Gazans working in Israel had their permits cancelled after Oct. 7, 2023. Following the attacks carried out by Hamas on Oct. 7, thousands of Gazans working in Israel had their permits cancelled. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Labour, around 6,000 are now displaced in the West Bank, some living in deplorable conditions. […]
Read More… from Gazans displaced in West Bank long to return home
Dr Obaid, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) doctor at Al Shifa hospital, was an eyewitness to the horrendous attack to an ambulance yesterday, November 3rd. “We were standing inside the hospital gate when the ambulance was directly hit in front of us. There were bloody bodies everywhere. Many were killed immediately, while we rushed […]
Read More… from Gaza: Attack on ambulance outside Al-Shifa hospital
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is horrified by the events that began on Oct. 7, 2023 – both the brutal mass killing of civilians perpetrated by Hamas in Israel, and by the massive attacks on Gaza being pursued by the Israeli military. An unprecedented humanitarian crisis continues in Gaza. MSF teams have worked to […]
All Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff unable to leave Gaza since Oct. 7 have successfully crossed the Egypt border via the Rafah Crossing. A window has been negotiated to allow for foreign passport holders and international aid workers to cross. This group includes 22 MSF staff. Although some names have been circulated on […]
On Oct. 29, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) sent 26 tonnes of medical supplies on a World Health Organization (WHO) plane to Egypt, under the coordination of the Egyptian Red Crescent, to support the emergency medical response in Gaza. The medical supplies can cover the needs for 800 surgical interventions and are destined for […]
Read More… from MSF sends supplies to Egypt to support emergency medical response in Gaza
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) calls for an immediate ceasefire to prevent more deaths in Gaza and allow desperately needed humanitarian supplies in. Since Oct. 27, the bombing by the Israeli forces has intensified to a degree not seen until now: northern Gaza is being razed to the ground, while the whole Strip is being […]
Read More… from MSF: Immediate ceasefire is needed in Gaza to stop the bloodshed
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) activities in Gaza are currently very limited. We have extreme difficulties delivering aid and providing healthcare due to the insecurity and the unpredictability of the bombardments. While some of our colleagues decided to move south following the unacceptable evacuation order of north Gaza, some of our other colleagues have […]
Read More… from MSF’s response in Gaza amidst challenging conditions
Some 2.2 million people are currently trapped in Gaza, one of the most densely populated places on the planet. Heavy bombardments and indiscriminate attacks have turned a chronic humanitarian crisis into a catastrophe. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is committed to supporting the people affected by the Israeli heavy bombardments and indiscriminate attacks on […]
The number of trucks allowed to deliver aid into Gaza through the Rafah crossing today, October 21, is totally insufficient compared to the desperate needs of the people, who have been under complete siege and relentless bombing for two weeks. Prior to the siege, hundreds of trucks with supplies entered Gaza every day as the […]
Read More… from Ensuring regular aid delivery to Gaza is vital