Doctors say MSF endangering lives of Gaza healthcare workers with ‘false allegations’
A group called Doctors Against Genocide says the international organisation Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF, has made “false allegations” by accusing the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis of harbouring weapons or armed groups within the hospital.
“We, as a medical community, and humanity at large are enraged by these outrageous accusations and urge medical organisations and healthcare workers to bring attention to the claims made by MSF,” the group said.
“The consequences of these false accusations have placed healthcare workers and patients at Nasser Hospital Complex at risk of attacks and loss of life.”
The doctors are calling on MSF to retract the allegations, “cease and desist from issuing or circulating any statements that compromise the hospital’s civilian and protected status” and “publicly reaffirm commitment to medical neutrality grounded in verified facts”.
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Gaza’s Nasser Hospital calls on MSF to reconsider decision to halt operations
In a new statement, the hospital in Khan Younis has asked Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to reconsider its decision to suspend some operations at the medical complex, saying that it “will only exacerbate the suffering of our people under the current circumstances”.
The statement said that Gaza “is experiencing a number of phenomena that are alien to the behaviour of our people” due to the war, including “some families resorting to carrying weapons and resorting to violence”.
It said that the Nasser Medical Complex has been subjected to attacks on several occasions by these families and other groups, leading the institution to have police presence to guard the hospital, ensuring the safe delivery of services and protection of medical staff.
“Some violations by rogue elements still occur from time to time, and they are being pursued immediately,” it also said, concluding: “We emphasise the safety of the hospital and its protection from any armed presence.”
MSF announced its decision on Saturday after its staff and patients saw “armed men, some masked” posing “serious security threats” inside the building. The Geneva-based medical charity reported on its website that non-essential work at the hospital in Khan Younis was halted on January 20.
