In the dim light of a hospital room, Amin, 17, is lying on a bed after being shot in both legs by Israeli Forces on 19 November 2023, during a ground and air assault on Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank. Prior to October 7th in 2023, Israeli Forces had killed 205 Palestinians […]
Read More… from Jenin: Staggering increase in Israeli attacks against civilians and healthcare
On December 12, Canada joined 153 nations and voted in favour of a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution that called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution also reiterated the UNGA’s demand for all parties to comply with their obligations under international law, including the protection of civilians. The non-binding UNGA resolution […]
Earlier today, an MSF surgeon was injured inside Al-Awda hospital in north Gaza by a shot fired from outside the facility. Our colleagues report snipers surrounding the hospital, firing on those inside. Al-Awda has been under total siege by Israeli forces since 5 December. “Let us be clear: Al Awda is a functioning hospital with […]
Read More… from Northern Gaza: MSF surgeon injured in Al-Awda hospital
“The US veto makes it complicit in the carnage in Gaza,” said Avril Benoît, Executive Director of MSF-USA. Today, Dec. 8, the United Nations Security Council failed to adopt a resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza—blocked by a veto from the United States. The Security Council held an emergency meeting to discuss the humanitarian catastrophe in […]
Read More… from MSF calls US veto of Gaza ceasefire resolution “a vote against humanity”
The United Nations Security Council must demand an immediate and sustained ceasefire, to lift the siege and ensure unrestricted aid to the entire Gaza Strip. To date, the inaction of the United Nations Security Council and vetoes from member states, particularly the United States, make them complicit in the ongoing slaughter; this inaction has given […]
Read More… from Gaza: The UN Security Council must end its complicity in the ongoing carnage
Since the fragile truce in the Gaza Strip, the Occupied Palestinian Territories, collapsed on Dec. 1, aerial and ground attacks by Israeli forces have resulted in hundreds of people killed and injured. Two hospitals supported by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) – Al-Aqsa in the Middle Area and Nasser in the south of the […]
The war in Gaza has turned a chronic humanitarian crisis into a catastrophe. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are clear: we are witnessing Israel commit genocide. MSF teams are seeing firsthand the campaign of ethnic cleansing of Palestinians being pursued by the Israeli military in Gaza. Our staff have worked to treat wounded […]