Doctors Without Borders could halt medical activities in Gaza

Medecins Sans Frontieres, also known as Doctors Without Borders, has  warned that it could potentially stop or drastically reduce activity in Gaza, if the situation in the besieged enclave does not change.

“This is an unthinkable reality given the desperate medical needs of thousands of people in Gaza,” said Guillemette Thomas, MSF’s medical coordinator in Palestine.

The organisation said its teams have not been able to deliver any medical aid into the Strip since the end of April, and now access to Gaza has worsened with the Israeli invasion in Rafah.

“The closure of the Rafah border crossing, following Israel’s offensive in the south of Gaza in early May, coupled with the endless red tape imposed by Israeli authorities, have dramatically congested the flow of humanitarian aid through the Kerem Shalom [Karem Abu Salem] entry point,” MSF said in a statement.

It added that Gaza is facing “massive queues of trucks and perilous delays in the delivery of humanitarian assistance.”