Gaza genocide: An attempt to stop aid and silence our staff

Gaza’s healthcare system is on the verge of total collapse. Israel's genocidal campaign has not spared patients, medics and hospitals from the violence. 

In more than two years of devastation, well over 1,500 healthcare workers have been killed, and almost 90 percent of Gaza’s hospitals have been damaged or destroyed. Those that remain open are only able to partially function, with limited supplies.

Despite this, in early 2026, Israeli authorities began taking steps to stop the life-saving work of MSF and other NGOs in Gaza and the West Bank, threatening to withhold registration - a cynical and dangerous move.

Throughout the violence, we have been campaigning for the UK Government to use its political, economic, and diplomatic means to put real pressure on Israel to uphold international law and put an end to the crisis. 

Petition: Demand protection for healthcare in conflicts

Attacks on hospitals are never acceptable. No excuses, no exceptions. That's why MSF is calling on the UK Government to uphold International Humanitarian Law.

From Gaza to Sudan, healthcare is under attack. Doctors and nurses are targeted. Patients are killed. Clinics and hospitals are destroyed. 

Last year, 2024, was the deadliest year on record for humanitarian workers, with 377 killed while trying to provide aid and healthcare. 2025 is already on track to be even more deadly. But hospitals are not battlefields.

Stop the UK aid cuts

We are calling on the UK Government to reverse its cut to Official Development Assistance – commonly known as foreign aid.

This decision will have a direct and catastrophic impact on the health and wellbeing of people living through conflict, disaster and disease – in many places where MSF works.

Around the world, MSF teams are working on the frontline of humanitarian crises and healthcare emergencies. We know from experience in places such as Afghanistan, Yemen and Nigeria that the cut to UK Aid will ultimately cost lives.