Overview
- Médecins Sans Frontières says it suspended all non‑critical services at Nasser Hospital on Jan. 20 after patients and staff reported armed, masked men, intimidation, arbitrary arrests, and suspected weapons movement.
- The group continues limited inpatient and surgical care but has halted paediatrics, maternity including the neonatal ICU, and several outpatient programs such as burn screening and mental health consultations.
- Nasser Hospital rejects the account as false and attributes visible armed personnel to a civilian police deployment for protection, while Gaza’s interior ministry says it will prevent armed presence in hospitals and take legal action against violators.
- MSF disclosed the step in a website FAQ updated Feb. 11, a rare public acknowledgment by an international organization of gunmen operating inside a Gaza medical facility.
- Gaza health officials warn the reduction will strain care for mothers, newborns and burn patients, and the IDF on Sunday reiterated its claim that Hamas uses Nasser Hospital for military activity.