Friend, I write to you today with a heavy heart. Since the Israeli government began carrying out military operations in Rafah on February 9, the situation in Gaza has escalated to a new level of emergency. At Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), we fear for the lives of the civilians of Gaza, and for our medical humanitarian teams and patients.

As aerial bombardment of the area continues, more than a million people—many living in tents and makeshift shelters—now face a dramatic escalation in this ongoing massacre. Nowhere in Gaza is safe. Repeated forced displacements over the months have pushed people to Rafah, where they are trapped in a tiny patch of land and have no escape options.
 
MSF has been responding to the dramatic escalation of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza since October 7. In recent days, our staff have reported shots fired at people inside Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza. Two people were killed, and five others injured, including one nurse who was severely wounded. Medical staff are afraid to move within and around the hospital due to fear of being shot.

Your support is urgently needed as we continue to respond to this emergency in Gaza without slowing down our lifesaving work in more than 70 countries worldwide. Rush your gift today, and it will be put right to work providing care to patients in Gaza, Sudan, Haiti, and around the globe.

 
MSF is currently operational in four hospitals in the south: An-Najar Hospital, Rafah Indonesian Field Hospital, European Gaza Hospital, and Emirati Maternity Hospital, as well as one primary health care facility, Al-Shaboura Clinic, and two health posts in Al Mawasi in the Rafah area.

Elsewhere in Gaza, MSF is supporting Nasser Hospital and Al-Aqsa Hospital in Khan Younis and two hospitals in the north, Al-Awda Hospital and Al-Shifa Hospital.

Medical facilities, staff, and patients should always be protected, and access to hospitals unhindered. Civilians should never be a target in war. We continue to call for an immediate ceasefire.

MSF-USA is entirely funded by independent donors and takes no US government funding. That allows us to work in conflict zones like Gaza and Sudan and means we can mobilize quickly to save lives—sometimes within a matter of hours. Your generous unrestricted support means we don't have to wait to write grants or face red tape before we respond.
 
Rush in your donation so we can be there for patients caught in crisis in Gaza and around the world.

Thank you for stepping up for our patients in this time of need. We couldn’t do this work without you.

Sincerely,

Avril Benoît
Executive Director
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières USA

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