Israel halts MSF work

AFP February 02, 2026 Less than a minute read

Staffs of Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres) (MSF) march behind a banner carrying placards as they stage a demonstration against the militarisation of supplies of humanitarian aid in the Gaza strip, next to the United Nations Offices in Geneva. Photo: AFP

JERUSALEM:

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Sunday that Israel's decision to terminate the medical charity's operations in Gaza was a "pretext" to obstruct the delivery of humanitarian aid to the war-devastated Palestinian territory.

Israel said it was terminating the humanitarian operations of MSF in Gaza, citing the organisation's failure to provide a list of its Palestinian staff as demanded by the authorities. "Israeli authorities are forcing humanitarian organisations into an impossible choice between exposing staff to risk or interrupting critical medical care for people in desperate need," MSF said in a statement.

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