Only World Leaders Can Stop the Genocide in Gaza

More than one million people in Gaza are facing renewed terror after receiving an emergency order to evacuate Gaza City, ahead of a major ground offensive by the Israeli military.

- By Christopher Lockyear, MSF Secretary General

For many, escape is impossible - the elderly, critically unwell, heavily pregnant or wounded. Those left behind have been handed a death sentence.

People who attempt to flee will do so under intensifying bombardments. Those who survive the journey will reach overcrowded areas in central and southern Gaza, where they will find neither safety nor the basics they need to exist. A population pushed to the brink by almost two years of extreme brutality faces catastrophe.

What is happening in Gaza is not just a humanitarian catastrophe, it is the systematic destruction of a people. MSF is clear: Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and doing so with absolute impunity.

The human toll is staggering. According to the latest Ministry of Health (MoH) figures, more than 64,000 people have been killed, including 20,000 children. The true death toll is likely higher, with many more buried under the rubble of hospitals, schools, and homes.

There is no safe place in Gaza. Entire families have been wiped out sheltering in their homes. Health workers have been killed whilst tending to the sick. Journalists have been targeted for bearing witness. The Israeli military has attacked everything and everyone in Gaza.

High-intensity weapons designed for open battlefields - some sold to Israel by the US and European governments - are being used in densely populated urban areas, where people are sheltering in tents. We are treating devastating injuries as a result.