MSF Canada Executive Director Joseph Belliveau has written to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urging him to do everything in his power to bring about an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Dear Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, I am writing to you on behalf of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to urgently request that the Canadian Government do everything within […]
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Israeli forces and settlers ramp up violence against Palestinians in West Bank
It’s 2:30 a.m. and doctors are huddling outside the entrance to Jenin hospital in the West Bank in the occupied Palestinian territories. A brief lull in the ricocheting gunfire is followed by the sound of men shouting and the screeching of tyres as a three-wheeled auto-rickshaw, or tuk-tuk, turns into the gates of the hospital. […]
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MSF mourns the killing of our colleague in 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 […]
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Gazans displaced in West Bank long to return home
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. […]
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Gaza: Attack on ambulance outside Al-Shifa hospital
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 […]
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Gaza: MSF staff successfully cross to Egypt
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 […]
MSF sends supplies to Egypt to support emergency medical response in Gaza
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 […]
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MSF: Immediate ceasefire is needed in Gaza to stop the bloodshed
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 […]
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MSF’s response in Gaza amidst challenging conditions
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 […]
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Gaza crisis: MSF calls for immediate ceasefire to protect civilians, lifting of siege to allow humanitarian supplies
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 […]