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After a strike on Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza on 18 May, 34 patients were admitted to nearby Al Awda hospital, and amid nearby fighting, the hospital has now run out of drinking water... 1/4
According to our colleagues in Al Awda hospital, and other locations in northern Gaza, the hospital is surrounded by tanks... 2/4
While we are unable to run operations in north Gaza, some of our staff decided to stay to provide care in extremely difficult circumstances... 3/4
This is one of the last functional hospitals in northern Gaza and some staff and patients are sheltering inside amid the fighting.

🔴 All warring parties must ensure their protection and that of health infrastructure including hospitals. 4/4

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May 21
Raids by Israeli forces in Jenin, #WestBank, Palestine, have left at least 8 people dead, including Dr Osayd Jabarin, a Ministry of Health surgeon from MSF-supported Khalil Suleiman hospital, who was shot on his way to work.
The raids are still underway and have also left 20 people injured. Despite reports online, we do not and have never received prior notification about raids, nor their duration.
Our teams working in the West Bank have witnessed repeated instances where access to healthcare has been hindered during raids by Israeli forces, as well as the targeting of ambulances and medical staff, and acts of violence and killing in Khalil Suleiman hospital.
Read 4 tweets
May 8
🔴 Gaza:

“The impact of an offensive on Rafah will have disastrous effects for over a million people,” says Aurélie Godard, MSF medical team lead in Gaza.

“Living conditions all over Gaza are already extremely precarious. They will just get worse for people who are being displaced again and will have to live in makeshift tents with extremely limited access to basic necessities such as water... 🧵
“This offensive is also going to further aggravate the damage to the health system, which is barely functioning. Like we saw in the north, some hospitals will no longer be accessible and are at high risk of being hit or destroyed...
“We have begun to discharge patients at Rafah Indonesian Field Hospital, those who can walk, as we also prepare for a possible evacuation...
Read 5 tweets
Apr 19
📢Case dismissed.

After 7 years of fallacious accusations, the Tribunal of Trapani in Italy dismissed all the allegations against MSF and the other search and rescue NGOs falsely accused of aiding and abetting illegal immigration in the Mediterranean.

msf.org/charges-case-a…
No time to celebrate. Deaths in the Mediterranean are on the rise as attacks on humanitarian vessels, restrictive policies & deterrent tactics continue. Since 2023, Italian authorities handed out 21 detentions to NGO ships. That's 460 days NGOs couldn't help people in distress at sea.
Saving lives is not a crime. Seeking safety is not a crime. We stand in solidarity with our staff and colleagues from other NGOs who live under the weight of accusations for doing their job. Despite all the false allegations, we continued and will continue to save lives at sea.
Read 4 tweets
Apr 2
MSF extends our condolences to @WCKitchen (WCK) and the families of the seven aid workers killed in an Israeli strike on 1 April. We are outraged by this deadly attack on humanitarian workers trying to provide food to people in dire need.
According to WCK, “the WCK team was travelling in a deconflicted zone in two armoured cars branded with the WCK logo.” Though Israeli forces were notified of the movement, this shows once again that deconfliction mechanisms are unreliable.
This is not an isolated incident and once again Israel has deliberately attacked humanitarian workers and demonstrated a repeated disregard for the protection of medical and humanitarian missions, further paralysing aid efforts.
Read 5 tweets
Apr 1
MSF is horrified that Al-Shifa hospital is in ruins after a 14-day long operation by Israeli forces in and around the facility. Gaza’s largest hospital is now out of service. Given the extent of the destruction, people in the north are left with even fewer healthcare options. Image
Access to Al-Shifa hospital was impossible for days, leaving patients without care. On 31 March, according to WHO, 21 patients have died since the hospital came under siege on 18 March and 107 others remain trapped inside, 4 of which are children along with 28 critical patients.
Though we cannot confirm the exact number of casualties, hundreds of people have been killed, including medical staff. Bodies are lying in the street, according to public reports. There have also been mass arrests of medical staff and other people in and around the hospital.
Read 6 tweets
Mar 13
On the night of 12/13 March, the Israeli military conducted operations in Jenin, in the West Bank, #Palestine. According to medical personnel at the MSF-supported Khalil Suleiman hospital, at around 3am, people standing in the hospital courtyard were fired on.
Six people near the emergency room door were wounded; two of them died as a result of severe head and chest wounds.

Samuel Johann, our project coordinator in Jenin, says: “This is merely the latest act of appalling violence at this hospital.”
“In the last months, our team has witnessed bullets and tear gas grenades being fired at the facility, a minor being killed, ambulances being obstructed, and healthcare professionals being targeted.”
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