Middle East

Head of MSF mission calls for ‘permanent ceasefire’ after attack outside Gaza Hospital

Ann Taylor describes situation following latest strike near Al-Shifa Hospital as ‘untenable and outrageous’ for medical staff

A Doctors Without Borders vehicle at the Rafah border crossing from the southern Gaza Strip into Egypt on November 1st. Photograph: Samar Abu Elouf/The New York Times
A Doctors Without Borders vehicle at the Rafah border crossing from the southern Gaza Strip into Egypt on November 1st. Photograph: Samar Abu Elouf/The New York Times
Sarah Slater
Fri Nov 03 2023 - 19:34

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