Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) faces growing concerns over a possible suspension of its operations as the health system suffers near-total paralysis and a severe shortage of resources.
In a statement issued on Sunday, the organization said that Israeli occupation authorities have suspended its registration under the new rules governing work in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, without specifying a time frame for the decision.
In a statement published on its digital platforms, the organization added that Israel “claimed that the departure of Doctors Without Borders from Gaza would not have a significant impact, a claim that is absolutely incorrect.”
For his part, Mohammed Abu Jasser, supervisor of the organization’s burn unit at Nasser Hospital, said that medical teams are treating patients suffering from fractures and multiple injuries, in addition to cases of deep and complex burns.
He explained that Doctors Without Borders has become a primary medical refuge for broad segments of patients in the absence of any real alternatives, especially in the specialized fields in which it operates within the Nasser Medical Complex.
Abu Jasser added that preventing the organization from continuing its work in Gaza would have serious repercussions, particularly with regard to the entry of medical supplies and the deployment of specialized missions and teams, warning that such measures would further deepen the existing health crisis.
Meanwhile, Doctors Without Borders warned that the health system in the Gaza Strip is on the brink of complete collapse due to the war, at a time when urgent needs for life-saving medical care continue to rise.
This comes amid an extremely harsh health reality, as Gaza’s medical system suffers near-total paralysis due to acute shortages of fuel, equipment, and medicines, in addition to stringent Israeli restrictions on the entry of medical aid, exacerbating the suffering of patients and the wounded day after day.
