Overview

• Gaza’s civil defense and hospitals reported at least 52 people killed on October 2 in strikes spanning Gaza City, central areas and the south.
• Doctors Without Borders identified the staff member as Omar al-Hayek, 42, and said four colleagues were wounded, including one in critical condition.
• MSF reports the team was in Deir al-Balah wearing clearly marked vests while waiting for a bus to an MSF field hospital.
• The Israeli army said it is looking into the incident after being asked for comment on the strike that hit the MSF team.
• MSF called for an immediate ceasefire and said al-Hayek is the 14th MSF colleague killed in Gaza since October 7, noting another staffer was killed less than two weeks earlier.