On Al Jalaa Street in Gaza City, people line up to collect water. Palestine, 2024. © MSF
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Gaza, inside the war: MSF documents Israel’s all-out war against Palestinians in an interactive timeline

MSF’s extensive research exposes the catastrophic impact of Israel’s war on people in Gaza

On March 18, 2025, the Israeli authorities ended a two-month ceasefire by resuming their massive and indiscriminate bombing of the Gaza Strip and imposing a full siege, killing hundreds of people in just a few weeks.  

With gazainsidethewar.com, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) extensively documents this total war waged by Israeli forces since October 2023, which has destroyed the very conditions of life in Gaza. This platform brings together information and testimonies collected by MSF teams between Oct. 7, 2023, and Feb. 1, 2025, and more specifically documents attacks on the health system and humanitarian workers that MSF teams witnessed and suffered.  

In the Shujaeyya neighborhood on Baghdad Street in Gaza City, a woman is carrying her child back home through the rubble. Palestinian Territories, 2025. © MSF

See inside the war in Gaza 

Israel’s war on Gaza has so far killed more than 51,000 Palestinians, wounded more than 116,000 and displaced approximately 90 per cent of the population of Gaza. The dismantling of essential civilian infrastructure, including healthcare facilities, as well as the siege and systematic denial of humanitarian assistance, have destroyed the very conditions for life in Gaza.  

MSF’s firsthand observations of the medical and humanitarian catastrophe inflicted on Gaza are consistent with descriptions of ethnic cleansing and genocide provided by an increasing number of legal experts and organizations. 

Independent investigations must be conducted to determine the facts and responsibilities behind the repeated attacks on civilians and medical humanitarian assistance. 

Israeli authorities must end the siege on Gaza and open critical land borders, including the Rafah crossing, to ensure the delivery of humanitarian and medical assistance on a massive scale. 

Forced displacement must end. People in Gaza must be allowed to move freely, including returning to their places of origin, and restore their livelihood capacities. Israeli authorities must facilitate the evacuation of those who need specialized care and the exit of those who seek refuge outside of Gaza, while ensuring their right to a safe, voluntary and dignified return. 

MSF calls on states, particularly Israel’s closest allies, to end their unconditional support for Israel and fulfill their obligation to prevent a genocide. States must leverage their influence to alleviate the suffering of people and enable a massive scale-up of humanitarian assistance in the Gaza Strip.