MSF project coordinator:

The continuous forced displacement of people is inhumane

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says Israel’s new forceful evacuation orders are ‘inhumane’.

News ID: 84920

Date: 22 August 2024 - 11:27

TEHRAN (Defapress) - Thousands of civilians in Gaza are fleeing to different areas in Al-Mawasi after the Zionist forces issued evacuation orders for Deir Al-Balah and Khan Younis today.

“The continuous forced displacement of people is inhumane,” says MSF project coordinator Jacob Granger. “People have no belongings left, nowhere left to go. There is no room to put tents up. The overcrowding, severe lack of water, and minimal sanitation services fuel the spread of diseases. We are unable to keep up with the overwhelming needs.”

Diseases are thriving due to shrinking living space and lack of water and hygiene products. “We are seeing an increase in skin conditions such as scabies—most linked to the lack of water and hygiene products like soap,” says Julie Faucon, MSF medical coordinator. “With the constant bombardments forcing people to seek shelter in a shrinking space, conditions are worsening and diseases will continue to spread, impacting the most vulnerable, such as children.”

Between July 1 and August 21, at least 16 evacuation orders have been issued by the Zionist forces in Gaza. Nearly 2 million people—over 85% of the entire population of Gaza—have been displaced by this war, often multiple times.