Doctors Without Borders sounds alarm on threats to humanitarian work in Gaza

Summary: - iOS: Choose "Add to Home Screen" and tap "Add" at the top. - Android: Tap the "..." menu and select "Add to Home Screen." Doctors Without Borders (MSF) strongly rejected Israeli claims that its staff are linked to Palestinian armed groups, calling the allegations baseless, dangerous and unsupported by evidence. MSF said the accusations appear aimed at forcing NGOs into a new, unclear Israeli re-registration process that requires staff name disclosures, and warned that such moves jeopardize the safety of humanitarian workers and risk depriving hundreds of thousands of Palestinians of critical care. The group said it has engaged with Israeli authorities since July 2025 and submitted most required information, and it would never knowingly employ anyone engaged in military activity. Israel publicly made the link allegation on December 30; MSF previously warned on December 22 that the new rules could leave people in Gaza without lifesaving services by 2026. MSF stressed Gaza’s health system is devastated and urgently needs services to be scaled up, noting its contributions — supporting one in five hospital beds in Gaza, assisting one-third of births, about 800,000 outpatient consultations in 2025 and over 22,700 surgeries — and warned potential revocation of NGO registrations from January 1 would threaten those services.