Gaza Herald – Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has warned that the Israeli occupation has become the single greatest threat to Palestinian health, saying Israeli policies in both the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank are systematically dismantling healthcare, worsening humanitarian conditions, and depriving Palestinians of their right to live with dignity.
The organization said that despite the ceasefire announced in October 2025, Palestinians continue to be killed and injured on a daily basis. It noted that June was the deadliest month since the truce began, while more than 1,140 Palestinians have been killed and over 3,700 injured during the ceasefire period alone, adding to the more than 73,200 Palestinians killed since October 2023.
MSF also warned that Israel’s continued expansion of the so-called “Yellow Line” has forced more than two million Palestinians into a genocide area of Gaza, creating severe overcrowding and accelerating the spread of respiratory infections, skin diseases, and diarrheal illnesses due to the lack of clean water, sanitation, and adequate shelter.
The medical organization said Israel has systematically targeted Gaza’s healthcare system, including hospitals, ambulances, medical personnel, and patients. It reported that at least 1,700 healthcare workers have been killed since October 2023, while more than 95 Palestinian healthcare workers remain detained in Israeli jails, including medical professionals held without charge.
MSF further condemned Israeli restrictions on humanitarian organizations, medical supplies, and the entry of international aid workers, warning that the destruction of healthcare infrastructure, obstruction of humanitarian assistance, worsening famine, water shortages, and denial of medical care have created a catastrophic public health crisis. It stressed that without immediate international action to protect civilians, restore humanitarian access, and hold Israel accountable, Palestinian lives will continue to be lost on an unprecedented scale.
