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Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has expressed deep concern over the scale and intensity of the Israeli incursion into the West Bank city of Jenin. The organisation reported that Israeli occupation forces continue to obstruct access to healthcare facilities, preventing and even targeting ambulances, delaying people’s access to medical treatment.
In a brief statement posted on X yesterday, the international organisation warned: “In the MSF-supported Khalil Suleiman Hospital, which has been surrounded by Israeli Forces since the start of the incursion, electricity and water supplies are compromised. The medical team has been forced to halt dialysis operations, key for the treatment of kidney failure.”
In the MSF-supported Khalil Suleiman Hospital, which has been surrounded by Israeli Forces since the start of the incursion, electricity and water supplies are compromised. The medical team has been forced to halt dialysis operations, key for the treatment of kidney failure.
— MSF International (@MSF) August 31, 2024
It added: “In Tulkarm, after the withdrawal of Israeli forces, our teams saw the destruction in the camps and heard disturbing reports from an MSF-trained volunteer who was beaten and interrogated by Israeli authorities.”
Doctors Without Borders called on Israel to respect its obligations as an occupying power in the West Bank, including ensuring access to medical care. Adding that hospitals, ambulances and medical humanitarian missions must be respected and protected.
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