All articles related to MSF activities in Palestine and Gaza.
Doctors without Borders/Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) is outraged by the repeated killings of our staff in Gaza and calls for an immediate halt on attacks of medical personnel, humanitarian workers and civilians. Israeli forces killed Hasan Suboh on the night of Oct. 24 after an airstrike hit his relative’s house, where he was staying in […]
Read More… from Gaza: Statement following the killing of MSF colleague Hasan Suboh
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is deeply concerned for the safety and whereabouts of Dr. Mohammed Obeid, an MSF orthopedic surgeon who was sheltering and working in Kamal Adwan Hospital, northern Gaza, with whom we lost contact since the afternoon of Oct. 25. The hospital and its surroundings have been subjected to intense military operations by […]
Read More… from Gaza: MSF calls for safety and information on missing doctor
“While the northern part of the Strip is under siege since over two weeks, it is absolutely crucial to ensure the protection of the few remaining functional healthcare facilities. People must continue to access medical care and lifesaving treatments. We call on the Israeli forces to immediately stop their attacks on hospitals in North Gaza,” […]
Read More… from North Gaza: Last remaining hospitals under siege and population trapped
“There is death in all types and forms in Kamal Adwan hospital and north Gaza. The bombardment does not stop. The artillery does not stop. The planes do not stop. There is heavy shelling, and the hospital is targeted too. It just looks like a movie; it does not seem real. About five days ago, […]
Read More… from Kamal Adwan hospital in north Gaza: “… it is disastrous.”
Israeli evacuation orders for parts of northern Gaza, issued on Oct. 7, are pushing tens of thousands of people to immediately flee south as the area is targeted by airstrikes and a ground offensive. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) calls on the Israeli forces to halt evacuation orders, which are causing the forced displacement […]
Since the atrocities committed by Hamas on Oct. 7 2023, killing up to 1,200 people and taking around 250 hostages, Israeli forces have pursued an all-out war on people in Gaza, killing more than 41,500 according to the UN, and wounding over 96,000. People have been repeatedly displaced and forced into smaller and smaller areas […]
Large-scale military incursions launched by Israeli forces on Palestine’s West Bank, and repeated attacks by the Israeli military on health workers, ambulances and medical facilities, are severely hindering people’s ability to access medical care, says international medical organisation Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). “There is very limited medical access in the city of Tulkarm […]
Read More… from West Bank: Access to medical care at risk as Israeli incursions gain in intensity
Following an evacuation order issued by Israeli forces and an explosion approximately 250 meters from the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) supported Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Central Gaza, almost 650 patients fled the hospital fearing for their lives. Consequently, and in coordination with the Ministry of Health, our teams have prematurely opened a […]
Read More… from Gaza: Al-Aqsa hospital under threat: MSF opens a field hospital in Deir al-Balah
Physical injuries, mental trauma and restricted access to medical care are an everyday reality for many Palestinians living in and around the West Bank city of Hebron, warns Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in a new report published today. In “Occupied lives: the risk of forcible transfer of Palestinians in Hebron”, MSF details the […]
Read More… from Hebron, West Bank: “You can’t get sick here, it’s not allowed”
In Khan Younis, southern Gaza, fighting is approaching ever closer to Nasser hospital, putting it under threat and jeopardizing people’s access to medical care. This comes as Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams at Nasser and Al-Aqsa hospitals have responded to 10 mass influxes of badly injured people in July alone, following bombings in […]