Israel’s threat to withhold registration from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and other international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) is a cynical and calculated attempt to prevent organisations from providing services in Gaza and the West Bank, in breach of Israel’s obligations under international humanitarian law. Denying medical assistance to civilians is unacceptable under any circumstances and it … Read more
Israel’s threat to withhold registration from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and other international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) is a cynical and calculated attempt to prevent organisations from providing services in Gaza and the West Bank, in breach of Israel’s obligations under international humanitarian law. Denying medical assistance to civilians is unacceptable under any circumstances and it … Read more
22 December 2025– Israel’s new registration rules for international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) risk leaving hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza without lifesaving healthcare in 2026, warns Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), one of the largest medical organisations operating in Gaza today. The new requirements threaten to withdraw registration from INGOs beginning 1 January. This non-registration … Read more
“Palestinians are preparing themselves for loss”- By a psychologist working with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), who requested anonymity. While violence may not be new in the West Bank, Palestine, everything intensified after 7 October 2023. We’ve seen a sharp escalation: checkpoints, roadblocks, and incursions by the Israeli forces and settlers have cut Palestinian towns and … Read more
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) welcomes the Swiss government’s completion of a second round of 13 medical evacuations from Gaza, after an initial evacuation of 7 injured children on October 24. As the Swiss government’s humanitarian partner for the medical evacuations from Gaza, MSF supported both rounds by providing medical, mental health and logistical assistance to … Read more
One month into a fragile ceasefire that has taken effect in the Gaza Strip, Palestinians continue to face tremendous hardship, says Caroline Seguin, MSF Emergency Coordinator in Gaza. “One month into this fragile ceasefire, the situation in Gaza remains desperate. Palestinians are still being killed and injured by Israeli forces almost every day in the … Read more
Diseases directly linked to poor living conditions account for 70 per cent of all of MSF’s outpatient consultations in our healthcare centres in southern Gaza in 2025. Jerusalem – More than one million people are still being forced to survive on a tiny patch of land, and in dangerous living conditions, in southern Gaza, Palestine. … Read more
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) was forced to leave Gaza City on 24 September 2025 amid the intensified Israeli offensive. Following the start of the ceasefire on 10 October, more than 402,488* displacement movements were recorded from south to north, according to the Population Movement Monitoring Flash Update. After careful monitoring and assessment, MSF has partially … Read more
Brussels, 20 October 2025 – Médecins sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders (MSF) is deeply disappointed that Dr Mohammed Obeid, a respected orthopaedic surgeon, and long-time MSF colleague, remains detained and was not released as part of the recent ceasefire agreement. We call for his immediate and unconditional release. Dr Obeid was arrested on 26 October 2024 … Read more
The announcement of the first phase of the ceasefire in Gaza brings a welcome moment of relief for exhausted, starved, and grieving Palestinians and a great relief to the families of all hostages — but it comes after more than two years and over 67,000 lost lives. While we welcome the ceasefire, it does not … Read more