GAZA: Strike on Nasser Hospital

At 2:45 am on Tuesday 13 May, An Israeli airstrike targeted one of the buildings of Nasser medical complex. According to the Ministry of Health, two people were killed and 12 were injured. MSF teams are doing a surgical intervention on two of the wounded.

This is the second attack on the same building in 7 weeks.

Targeting medical facilities must stop.

MSF had to move its burns unit to a nearby building after the first attack seven weeks ago. Our teams are treating severe burns, trauma injuries and running two surgical theatres.

Following today's attack, outpatient consultations are suspended and the number of MSF staff in the facility is reduced.

MSF Emergency Coordinator, Claire Manera says "This attack on a medical complex so close to our medical operations is horrific. It comes as the ongoing siege is already taking its toll on healthcare workers who are struggling to treat patients with little to no supplies.”

Such attacks on medical facilities endanger our patients and staff.

MSF denounces the egregious conduct that we have seen time and again over the last 19 months on hospitals, clinics and medical equipment with impunity.