Gaza Herald – Doctors Without Borders (MSF) rejected Israeli allegations linking its staff to Palestinian resistance groups, describing the accusations as public claims made without evidence and aimed at forcing the organization to comply with new, vague registration requirements.
In a statement issued Thursday, MSF said it had been waiting for the renewal of its registration to operate in Gaza and the West Bank through December 31, 2025, under new Israeli rules that demanded detailed staff lists, without providing clear criteria or guarantees despite months of engagement.
The organization said Israeli authorities made public accusations on December 30 alleging ties between MSF employees and armed groups, stressing that it treats such claims with “the utmost seriousness” and would never knowingly employ anyone involved in military activity.
MSF warned that unsubstantiated allegations endanger medical staff and undermine life-saving humanitarian work at a time when Gaza’s health system has been largely destroyed, and families are struggling to meet basic needs, calling for expanded, not reduced, medical services.
The group said losing access, alongside other international NGOs, would deprive hundreds of thousands of Palestinians of essential care, noting that in 2025 it supported one in five hospital beds in Gaza, covered a third of births, conducted around 800,000 consultations, treated over 100,000 serious injuries, performed more than 22,000 surgeries, assisted in 10,000 births, and distributed nearly 700 million liters of water.
