"Israel's actions are a cynical and calculated attempt to prevent organizations from providing services in Gaza and the West Bank, Palestine," said the medical charity.
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Friday blasted Israel's oppressive tactics aimed at crippling humanitarian efforts in Gaza and the West Bank, declaring that the regime's threats to deny registration to the medical group and other international NGOs blatantly breach international humanitarian law.
In a scathing statement, MSF denounced Israel's maneuvers as “a cynical and calculated attempt to prevent organizations from providing services in Gaza and the West Bank, Palestine,” emphasizing that “denying medical assistance to civilians is unacceptable under any circumstances and it is appalling to use humanitarian aid as a tool of policy or collective punishment.”
The organization accused the Israeli regime of intensifying its assault on humanitarian operations, “directly threatening medical care and humanitarian aid to civilians.”
Israeli officials have falsely claimed that certain aid groups employ people linked to militant groups.
MSF firmly rejected these baseless accusations from Israeli authorities, asserting that it would “never knowingly employ anyone involved in military activities, which contradicts our core values and ethics.”
The group also slammed Israel's invasive registration demands, which would force it to disclose personal information about Palestinian employees.
MSF highlighted the grave dangers this creates, pointing out that “15 MSF colleagues have been killed by Israeli forces.”
It labeled the call for staff lists as “an outrageous overreach” that erodes humanitarian impartiality, particularly given accounts of aid workers being “intimidated, arbitrarily detained, attacked, and killed.”
The charity further criticized Israeli authorities for dismissing ongoing pleas for discussion while publicly smearing the organization as “knowingly harboring alleged terrorists.”
The statement also condemned Israeli forces for slaughtering and injuring “hundreds of thousands of civilians,” obliterating vital infrastructure, and intentionally targeting medical personnel, humanitarians, and journalists.
It noted that Israel has seized control of over half of Gaza and engineered scarcities of essential goods by obstructing or stalling aid deliveries.
MSF stated it currently sustains “one in five of Gaza’s hospital beds” and supports “one in three mothers during childbirth,” cautioning that eliminating its services would exact “a terrible cost.”
“Allowing humanitarian aid is not a favor,” the organization declared.
“It is an obligation under international law.”
Meanwhile, Israel has massacred more than 71,000 people, predominantly women and children, in Gaza since October 2023 and devastated the territory.
A ceasefire came into force in October 2025, yet Israeli breaches persist.