Geneva (UNA/WAFA) – Concerns are mounting among Palestinians and staff of the international organization Doctors Without Borders in the Gaza Strip that its services will cease as a result of Israeli measures that threaten its presence on the ground, at a time when the health system is still suffering from near-total paralysis and severe shortages on all levels..
Thousands of patients and wounded individuals receive specialized healthcare through Doctors Without Borders teams, which are based at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. They live in heightened fear due to the lack of alternatives should this organization cease providing its services..
Doctors Without Borders said in a statement on Sunday that Israel had suspended its registration under its new rules for operating in Gaza and the West Bank, without specifying when..
The international organization added, in a statement published via social media platforms, that the Israeli authorities “when they suspended our registration, claimed that Doctors Without Borders, if it left Gaza, would have a limited impact… and this is absolutely untrue.”
For his part, Mohammed Abu Jasser, supervisor of the burns unit at Doctors Without Borders, says that they treat patients suffering from fractures and multiple injuries, as well as patients with deep burns..
He continued: “As a humanitarian medical institution, we treat patients, and a large segment of the population depends on us due to the lack of other alternatives, especially in our field of work at Nasser Medical Complex.”".
Abu Jasser explained that if Israel prevents the organization from operating in Gaza, this will have significant negative repercussions, especially regarding the entry of medical supplies and delegations.
Doctors Without Borders also warned that the health system in Gaza has reached the brink of collapse due to the war, while the urgent need for valuable medical care services is growing.
Amid this reality, the health system in Gaza is suffering from near-total paralysis due to shortages of fuel, medical equipment and medicines, in addition to restrictions on the entry of medical aid.
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