MSF 'appalled and outraged' by Israeli airstrike on Gaza hospital
13.11.2026
Aid group Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) on Thursday condemned an Israeli airstrike on a hospital in Gaza that killed six people.
The group said it was "utterly appalled and outraged" by the overnight attack, which injured 52 others.
"It is unconscionable that patients and medical staff are once again being killed and injured inside a hospital, a place where lives should be saved, not taken."
Nasser Hospital had been hit by at least six airstrikes, repeated ground incursions, shelling and gunfire since October 2023, MSF said.
"Hospitals must remain places of safety, where patients can receive treatment and medical staff can save lives without fearing for their own."
Under international humanitarian law, hospitals must be respected and protected, MSF said.
"In no conceivable circumstances can attacks on functioning hospitals in Gaza be treated as normal or acceptable."
Meanwhile, the US-led Board of Peace called for the immediate implementation of President Donald Trump's Gaza plan.
"Otherwise, we will continue to see tragedies in which Hamas alleges deliberate Israeli attacks on hospitals, Israel maintains that Hamas exploits these facilities for terrorist operations, and innocent Gazans ultimately pay the price," the board said in a statement.
"The Board of Peace deplores the death of any civilians and strongly condemns Hamas's continued exploitation of hospitals and other critical civilian infrastructure for military purposes," the statement said.
It did not provide evidence that the Islamist militant group Hamas used the hospital for military purposes.
The Israeli military said it had targeted a senior member of Hamas in the strike.
A ceasefire has been in place in the Gaza war since October 2025, but deadly attacks have continued. Israel has recently stepped up its airstrikes again, saying it has targeted and killed senior members of Hamas.
On October 7, 2023, Hamas fighters and members of other extremist groups killed around 1,200 people in Israel and abducted another 251 to Gaza. The unprecedented attack triggered the Gaza war.
Since then, more than 74,600 Palestinians have been killed, according to the Hamas-run health authorities in the Gaza Strip.
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