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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sam Mednick and Samy Magdy

MSF suspends some hospital operations in Gaza due to presence of armed men

APTOPIX Israel Palestinians Gaza - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Aid group Doctors Without Borders announced the suspension of some of its operations at one of the largest functioning hospitals in Gaza after patients and staff reported seeing armed, masked men roaming parts of the medical facility.

Nasser Hospital, in Khan Younis city, is one of the few functioning hospitals left in the strip. Hundreds of patients and war-wounded have been treated there and the facility was a hub for Palestinian prisoners Israel released in exchange of Israeli hostages as part of the ceasefire deal.

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