{"id":128126,"date":"2026-02-14T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=128126"},"modified":"2026-02-14T13:21:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T11:21:33","slug":"17-00-110","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=128126","title":{"rendered":"Doctors Without Borders Admits Gaza Hospital Used by Militants, Halts Operations"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reunion68.com\/Biuletyn\/img\/algem.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"35%\" \/><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><span><strong><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/02\/13\/doctors-without-borders-admits-gaza-hospital-used-militants-halts-operations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Doctors Without Borders Admits Gaza Hospital Used by Militants, Halts Operations<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Algemeiner Staff<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025-08-26T155212Z_1_LYNXMPEL7P0QJ_RTROPTP_4_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA-JOURNALISTS-1.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>People walk at the site of Israeli strikes on Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip in this still image taken from video, Aug. 25, 2025. Photo: REUTERS\/Hatem Khaled<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"471\" data-end=\"1017\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The international humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders has publicly acknowledged that armed individuals \u2014 many of them masked \u2014 were present inside the large compound of Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, citing intimidation of patients, arbitrary arrests, and suspected weapons movement as reasons for halting some of its work there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"471\" data-end=\"1017\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The admission, buried in a rarely referenced\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msf.org\/addressing-frequently-asked-questions-and-allegations-about-msf-work-gaza-palestine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FAQ page on the group\u2019s website<\/a>\u00a0published last month, lends factual support to claims long asserted by Israeli authorities about the use of medical facilities by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists during the ongoing conflict in Gaza.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"471\" data-end=\"1017\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res (MSF), which is French for Doctors Without Borders, said it has suspended all \u201cnon-critical medical operations\u201d at Nasser Hospital as of Jan. 20, 2026, citing \u201cconcerns regarding the management of the structure, the safeguarding of its neutrality, and security breaches.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1019\" data-end=\"1353\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">MSF\u2019s admission\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Aizenberg55\/status\/2022364053713367547\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was first reported<\/a>\u00a0by independent analyst Salo Aizenberg.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1355\" data-end=\"1949\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">In describing those \u201csecurity breaches,\u201d MSF stated that patients and its own personnel observed \u201carmed men, some masked, in different areas of the large hospital compound \u2026 not in areas where MSF has activities.\u201d It added that since the most recent ceasefire in Gaza, teams have reported a \u201cpattern of unacceptable acts,\u201d including the presence of armed men, intimidation, arbitrary arrests of patients, and \u201ca recent situation of suspicion of movement of weapons.\u201d The group said such conditions posed \u201cserious security threats to our teams and patients.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1951\" data-end=\"2371\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The hospital in Khan Younis \u2014 one of Gaza\u2019s largest and, until recently, few functioning referral centers in the densely populated territory \u2014 has been a flashpoint in the Israel-Hamas war since early 2024. After intense battles and an Israeli military operation that searched for hostages inside the complex, the hospital was rendered non-functional and later reopened.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"2373\" data-end=\"2914\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">For months, the Israeli government and military have claimed that Hamas and other armed groups used hospitals \u2014 including Nasser \u2014 as shelter and operational bases, allegations that Palestinian authorities and many humanitarian organizations have rejected. In February 2024, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Spokesman Daniel Hagari said the military had \u201ccredible intelligence\u201d that Hamas held Israeli hostages at Nasser Hospital at one point and that there may have been bodies of hostages currently hidden there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"2373\" data-end=\"2914\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em data-start=\"2630\" data-end=\"2646\">The Algemeiner<\/em>\u00a0has\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2024\/12\/31\/palestinian-authority-hamas-is-using-hospitals-for-military-purposes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">previously documented claims<\/a>\u00a0acknowledged by the Palestinian Authority that Hamas summoned Gazans to the Nasser compound for interrogations and that militants threatened hospital staff.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"2373\" data-end=\"2914\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Terrorists from both Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, an allied group in Gaza, have confessed that they\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2024\/04\/09\/palestinian-islamic-jihad-spokesman-all-gaza-hospitals-taken-over-terrorists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">took over hospitals<\/a>\u00a0across the enclave, using the medical facilities to hide military activities, launch attacks, and\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/01\/23\/hamas-terrorists-admit-israeli-hostages-held-gazas-kamal-adwan-hospital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hold hostages<\/a>\u00a0kidnapped during their Oct. 7, 2023, invasion of and massacre across southern Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"3210\" data-end=\"3676\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">In the FAQ disclosure, MSF did not explicitly identify the armed men or link them to specific groups. But by reporting the presence of masked fighters, intimidation of civilians, and suspicion of weapons movement within the hospital compound, MSF\u2019s account aligns with Israeli officials\u2019 long-standing narrative that medical facilities have not been strictly neutral zones.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"3678\" data-end=\"4092\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">MSF said it formally expressed concern to \u201crelevant authorities\u201d and stressed that hospitals \u201cmust remain neutral, civilian spaces, free from military presence or activity\u201d to ensure the safe delivery of care.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"4094\" data-end=\"4396\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The new disclosure comes amid broader tensions between MSF and the Israeli government over registration and operations in Gaza, including\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/01\/01\/israel-defends-move-restrict-ngos-gaza-concerns-hamas-exploitation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel\u2019s decision<\/a>\u00a0to bar dozens of aid groups, including MSF, from registering to operate in the territory after March 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\" \/>\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content-alignment\">\n<div id=\"watch-description\" class=\"yt-uix-button-panel\">\n<div id=\"watch-description-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><em>Zawarto\u015b\u0107 publikowanych artyku\u0142\u00f3w i materia\u0142\u00f3w nie reprezentuje pogl\u0105d\u00f3w ani opinii Reunion&#8217;68,<\/em><em><br \/>\nani te\u017c webmastera Blogu Reunion&#8217;68, chyba ze jest to wyra\u017anie zaznaczone.<br \/>\nTwoje uwagi, linki, w\u0142asne artyku\u0142y lub wiadomo\u015bci prze\u015blij na adres:<br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"mailto:webmaster@reunion68.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">webmaster@reunion68.com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%;\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doctors Without Borders Admits Gaza Hospital Used by Militants, Halts Operations Algemeiner Staff People walk at the site of Israeli strikes on Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip in this still image taken from video, Aug. 25, 2025. 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