Thousands of people in Gaza, Palestine, are at heightened risk of death and severe illness, as Israeli authorities restrict the entry of engine oil and spare parts into the enclave. These supplies are essential for hospital generators, ambulances, water pumps and water trucks to remain running. The impediment of these supplies is emblematic of Israel’s […]
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Despite a decline in overall violence since the announcement of the October ceasefire, Palestinians in Gaza continue to be killed, injured and forcibly displaced by Israeli forces. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, more than 3,500 people have been injured since Oct. 11, 2025. In June 2026, 121 people were killed, making it the […]
Read More… from Palestine: MSF staff member recounts surviving Israeli gunfire in Gaza
On July 25, once again, our medical teams in Gaza, Palestine, treated patients with devastating blast injuries caused by Israeli forces’ airstrikes. Seven airstrikes hit different areas of Gaza between 12 and 6 pm. A total of eight wounded patients were referred to the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) field hospital in Al Zawayda, […]
Hussam Abu Safiya, a physician and director of Kamal Adwan hospital in Gaza, remains in solitary confinement after being detained for one and a half years. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is outraged by the treatment of healthcare workers, most of whom are being detained in dire conditions, without justification or cause. We join […]
In the West Bank, Palestine, decades of Israeli restrictions and deadly violence have shaped Palestinians’ daily lives and access to essential services. The situation has worsened since the all-out war in Gaza began in 2023. A total of 1,109 Palestinians — at least 243 of them children — have been killed by Israeli forces and […]
One year ago, the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) replaced the UN-coordinated aid distribution system and began militarized food distribution points across the Gaza Strip. The GHF — run by Israel with financial support from the U.S. and other allies — closed within six months, as continual violence at the sites killed and injured thousands. Doctors Without […]
Daily attacks continue across Gaza, with children severely affected Since the so-called ceasefire, Israel has killed more than 870 people and injured more than 2,600 others, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health. Events of violence occur almost daily and are affecting many children. Between Oct. 10 2025 and May 11 2026, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins […]
Read More… from Palestine: Five things to know about life for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank
Israel’s manufactured malnutrition crisis in Gaza had a devastating impact on pregnant and breastfeeding women, newborns and infants under six months old during periods of intense hostilities and siege such as mid-2025. This according to an analysis of medical data released by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). The information was gathered at four MSF-run […]
What does the collapse of a rules-based world order look like? It looks like children and health workers screaming from Gaza’s hospitals as Israel’s shelling draws near. It looks like pharmacies in South Sudan burned to the ground, patients fleeing in fear, their vital medicines reduced to ashes. It feels like the panic and terror tearing through Zamzam camp in Sudan after shelling forced 400,000 people to flee […]
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Israeli authorities use access to water as a weapon against Palestinians, systematically depriving people in Gaza of water in a campaign of collective punishment, according to a report released by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). MSF urges Israeli authorities to immediately restore water for people at the required levels in Gaza. Israel’s allies must […]
Read More… from Palestine: Israel uses water as a weapon of collective punishment in Gaza