All articles related to MSF activities in Palestine and Gaza.
A year after Israeli airstrikes and shelling on the Gaza Strip killed 256 people, including 66 children, patients and staff discuss the physical and mental toll they continue to suffer. One year ago, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff entered to provide medical assistance during and after bombings in the Gaza strip. Despite the […]
Read More… from Gaza Strip: One year after the bombing, some wounds never heal
Humanitarian needs across Palestine are mounting due to widespread unemployment, economic decline and the recent impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the West Bank, systematic repression and discrimination by Israeli authorities against Palestinians continue, with home demolitions, forced relocations and violence by Israeli settlers on the rise. For many people, such experiences have long-term consequences, […]
Read More… from Palestinians living under occupation: A photo gallery
Between May 10 and 21, 2021, Israeli airstrikes and shelling killed more than 250 people and left close to 2,000 injured in the coastal enclave of the Gaza Strip.
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Between March and April, COVID-19 infections have risen at an extraordinary rate, from less than a thousand reported cases a week to over a thousand reported each day, with an alarming increase in infections among healthcare workers.
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Read More… from COVID-19 places further pressure on Gaza’s healthcare system
Over one month since a ceasefire came into force between the Israeli government and Hamas, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip feel unsafe and fear another round of hostilities.
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Read More… from Surviving Gaza: the hopes and perils of living under blockade
Since February, another heavy wave of COVID-19 has swept through the West Bank. Over 20,000 patients are currently being treated for COVID-19.
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Read More… from Palestine: Immunization urgently needed as COVID-19 overwhelms West Bank hospitals
Matthias Kennes is a registered nurse, and medical referent for the MSF COVID-19 response in Hebron, West Bank
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Read More… from Israel and Palestine: The despair of vaccination inequalities
Some communities in Hebron ‘Area C’ face challenges accessing basic healthcare due to administrative restrictions and lack of transportation. Women are particularly affected.
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Read More… from Palestine: ‘For one year no one came here. It was a very difficult situation’
Palestine is experiencing a spike in COVID-19 cases, both in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Of the more than 43,000 cases confirmed in the West Bank since the start of the pandemic, more than a third have been in Hebron governorate.
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Read More… from Palestine: Tackling COVID-19 in Hebron, the epicentre of the outbreak