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topic: Conflict/Violence

Risk of ethnic cleansing in the West Bank: Israeli forces and settlers are forcing Palestinians from their land and livelihoods

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September 3rd, Jerusalem – Palestinians are facing forced mass displacement across the West Bank by Israeli forces and settlers, significantly heightening the risk of ethnic cleansing in the occupied territory, warns Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). More than at any point in its 36-year history of providing medical and psychological care in Palestine, MSF sees how … Read more

Burundi: MSF closes second emergency intervention for Congolese refugees in Musenyi

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Since the start of the year, tens of thousands of people have fled ongoing instability in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), seeking refuge in neighbouring Burundi. In the south-east of the country, more than 17,000 refugees are currently living in Musenyi camp. Poor living conditions and limited access to healthcare have contributed … Read more

“It’s normal for us to hear explosions every day while we are working”- Testimony from Ramiro García, project medical referent

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Nasser Hospital, Gaza- About 20 of us from Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) work in the building of Nasser Hospital where the pediatrics and maternity wards are. It’s normal for us to hear explosions every day while we are working. But on the morning of 25 August I suddenly heard one that was much much louder … Read more

Flash quote from Helen Ottens-Patterson, MSF’s Head of Mission in the Occupied Palestinian Territories

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“On August 23, heavy gunfire broke out while people, including children, were gathered around one of MSF’s water-trucking distribution points in Khan Younis. In the chaos of the moment, it was not clear where these intense and consecutive bursts of gunshots were fired from. A young girl waiting for water at the truck was shot … Read more

Testimony by Sabreen Almaseri, Gaza City

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The Israeli forces intensified military operations in Gaza City will have catastrophic humanitarian consequences. With 86 per cent of Gaza already under evacuation orders or militarised zones, the remaining areas are severely overcrowded and unfit for survival with almost no access to food, water, or health care. Medical facilities in the south are already beyond … Read more

Gaza: Double strike on Nasser hospital

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Jerome Grimaud, MSF emergency coordinator in Gaza “We denounce in the strongest possible terms Israel’s horrendous attacks on the Nasser medical complex today – the only partially functioning public hospital in the south of Gaza. Israeli forces killed at least 20 people and injured 50 more in consecutive strikes, including healthcare workers, rescuers and journalists. … Read more

Gaza: Israel threatens to ban major aid organizations as starvation deepens

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Over 100 organizations call for an end to Israel’s weaponization of aid 14 August 2025– Despite claims by Israeli authorities that there is no limit on humanitarian aid entering Gaza, most major international NGOs have been unable to deliver a single truck of lifesaving supplies since 2 March. Instead of clearing the growing backlog of … Read more

‘Medicine is being strangled’: An MSF doctor on collapse of Gaza’s healthcare system

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Over the last 22 months, Israel’s all out war on Gaza, Palestine, has left the Strip’s healthcare system in tatters. Health facilities and medics have been continuously targeted, leaving 50 per cent of all hospitals out of service, and those that remain open are only partially functional. Meanwhile, the near total siege placed on Gaza … Read more

DRC: Close to 2,500 treated in MSF emergency intervention in South Kivu, as conflict leaves health system on brink of collapse

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Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) launched a two-month emergency intervention in Katana and Kalehe in May after prolonged conflict had brought the health system to the brink of collapse. Free, life-saving care was provided to more than 2,480 people and the donation of significant quantities of medical supplies meant that health facilities in these … Read more