All articles related to MSF activities in Palestine and Gaza.
As the Israeli government’s siege starves the people of Gaza, aid workers are now joining the same food lines, risking being shot just to feed their families. With supplies now totally depleted, humanitarian organizations are witnessing their own colleagues and partners waste away before their eyes. Exactly two months since the Israeli government-controlled scheme, the […]
The constant fear of aggression and violence, committed by Israeli settlers and armed forces, takes a massive toll on the mental health of Palestinians in the West Bank, especially the people living in Hebron’s southern countryside, in areas like Masafer Yatta. There, the daily threats of forcible transfer, injury and as we have seen in […]
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are witnessing a sharp and unprecedented rise in acute malnutrition among Palestinians in Gaza. At MSF’s clinics in Al-Mawasi in southern Gaza and Gaza City in the north, we are seeing the highest number of malnutrition cases ever recorded by our teams. More than 700 pregnant and breastfeeding […]
Read More… from Palestine: Acute malnutrition reaches an all-time high in two MSF facilities
A recent retrospective mortality survey of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff and their families reveals the appalling death rate of Israel’s all-out war on Gaza, especially among children. These findings are consistent with conflict-related figures provided by Gaza’s Ministry of Health (MoH). The survey was run by MSF’s research arm Epicentre, and […]
Five months after the launch of the Israeli military operation ‘Iron Wall,’ more than 40,000 people in the northern West Bank remain forcibly displaced, cut off from their homes with limited access to basic services and healthcare. This large-scale military campaign has seen Israeli forces raid and violently empty well-established refugee camps. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins […]
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) mourns and condemns the loss of former colleague Abdullah Hammad, who was killed by Israeli forces on July 3. Israeli forces deliberately targeted a group of people, including Abdullah, without warning as they waited for humanitarian assistance trucks. At least 16 people were killed in total, according to medical […]
Read More… from Palestine: Israeli forces kill former MSF colleague Abdullah Hammad
The Israeli-U.S. food distribution scheme in Gaza, launched one month ago, is degrading Palestinians by design, forcing them to choose between starvation or risking their lives for minimal supplies. With over 500 people killed and nearly 4,000 wounded while seeking food, this scheme is slaughter masquerading as humanitarian assistance and must be immediately dismantled. Doctors […]
As international focus shifts to the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, Israeli forces have ramped up their activities in the West Bank. Increased military operations in Jenin, Nablus and Tulkarem governorates, along with additional troop deployments, have led to heightened restrictions on Palestinians. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) warns that these actions exacerbate […]
Palestinians are constantly on the verge of losing access to essential medical care and clean water due to deliberate actions by Israeli authorities. This policy restricts the entry of medical supplies and fuel to the bare minimum, and at the whim of the Israeli authorities. While this strategy creates the illusion of aid flowing into […]
Dear president of the European Commission, Dear president of the European Council, Dear president of the European Parliament, Dear European leaders, The war in Gaza has been allowed to become one of the most egregious, deadly and ruthless wars waged on a people. Gaza’s homes, hospitals, markets, water networks, roads and power grids have all […]
Read More… from Palestine: Open letter to European leaders on Gaza