Overview

• MSF said its Gaza City clinics are surrounded by Israeli forces with tanks reported within a kilometer, creating unacceptable risk for staff.
• Despite halting city operations, the group aims to keep supporting essential services at Ministry of Health facilities, including Al Shifa and Al Helou, while they function.
• Hospitals across the Strip are overwhelmed by shortages of personnel, supplies and fuel, with MSF reporting 3,640 consultations and 1,655 malnutrition cases in its Gaza City clinics last week.
• The Israeli military reported intensified air and ground operations, saying more than 140 targets were struck across Gaza over the last day.
• Large-scale displacement continues, with the Israeli army citing 700,000 people fleeing Gaza City since late August and OCHA estimating roughly 388,400 moving south, as MSF urges an immediate end to violence and unobstructed humanitarian access.