I want to extend my deepest condolences and those of the entire MSF family to the family, friends, and co-workers of the seven colleagues from the World Central Kitchen, who were brutally killed two days ago. We, like many organizations, depended on them for feeding patients and staff. I personally saw our staff waiting for […]
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On the night of Feb. 14 to 15 2024, Nasser hospital, once the largest hospital in southern Gaza, was shelled by Israeli forces. The orthopaedic department was hit, killing one person and injuring eight others. After several weeks of intense fighting with Palestinian armed groups in Khan Younis, Israeli forces stormed the facility, which until […]
Read More… from Gaza: How the Israeli army besieged and attacked Nasser hospital
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is horrified that Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza is in ruins after a 14-day long operation by Israeli forces in and around the facility. According to the World Health Organization yesterday, 21 patients have died since the hospital came under siege on March 18. Approximately 107 other people remained trapped inside as of […]
Read More… from Gaza: Israeli forces leave Al-Shifa Hospital in ruins
After more than five months, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) finally passed a resolution today calling for an immediate ceasefire to the conflict in Gaza during the month of Ramadan, which ends on April 9. The resolution passed with 14 votes in its favour. The United States — which has vetoed several ceasefire resolutions—abstained from today’s […]
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Annie Thibault recently returned from working with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Gaza for four weeks. Her role as administration manager included human resources and finance as well as advocacy. She was based in Rafah and visited health facilities in southern Gaza. Annie is from Saint-Sauveur, Quebec. “Is it as bad as they […]
As Israeli Forces announced on March 18 that they were conducting a military operation inside and around Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, northern Gaza, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff sheltering close by said heavy fighting was taking place. One of our staff members said he heard drones, tanks and shelling near the hospital […]
Read More… from Gaza: MSF witnesses heavy fighting around Al-Shifa Hospital
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is devastated about the death Reem Abu Lebdeh, an associate trustee of the MSF UK Board and former staff member in Gaza, whom we believe was killed sometime in December 2023. Though the exact circumstances and date of Reem’s death remain unclear, we believe she was killed along with […]
Read More… from Gaza: MSF UK Board member killed during Israeli offensive in Khan Younis
“We are horrified by the latest news from Gaza City, where over 100 people were killed and about 750 wounded today, according to local health authorities, after Israeli forces reportedly opened fire as Palestinians were waiting to receive food from aid trucks. MSF staff were not present on the site, and due to bad telecommunications, we […]
Read More… from Gaza: Over 100 people killed, many wounded while waiting for food
One month ago, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued provisional measures ordering Israel to prevent and punish acts of genocide and ensure that basic services and aid reach people in the Gaza Strip. However, the humanitarian situation for trapped Gazans remains catastrophic. According to local health authorities, the number of people killed in Gaza […]
Christopher Lockyear, secretary general of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), called today on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to demand an immediate and sustained ceasefire in Gaza. Addressing the Council at its monthly meeting on Gaza, Lockyear also called for the unequivocal protection of medical facilities, staff, and patients. “Meeting after meeting, resolution […]