Doctors Without Borders said it has suspended several noncritical operations at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis after staff and patients reported sightings of armed, masked men inside parts of the complex.
The hospital — one of the largest still functioning in the Gaza Strip — has been treating hundreds of wounded people daily and has served as a reception point for Palestinian detainees released by Israel under an ongoing ceasefire arrangement.
The aid group, also known as MSF, described a pattern of serious security incidents, including the presence of gunmen, intimidation, arbitrary detentions of patients, and suspected movement of weapons within the premises. It said these developments endangered both medical teams and civilians and forced the organisation to scale back activities.
MSF did not identify which group the armed men belonged to but said it had raised concerns with relevant authorities, emphasising that medical facilities must remain neutral and protected spaces. The organisation also pointed to its longstanding alarm over previous strikes on health infrastructure during the war.
