Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has initiated the discharge of patients from a field hospital in Rafah as they brace for a potential evacuation. The medical team lead in Gaza, Aurélie Godard, stated that patients who are able to walk are being released from the Rafah Indonesian Field Hospital.
Godard expressed concerns about the inadequacy of alternative health facilities outside the evacuation zone to cater to the medical needs of patients. She highlighted that the existing field hospitals and structures would struggle to handle an influx of wounded patients alongside regular medical requirements like deliveries and chronic diseases.
