Palestine, Aug. 1 -- A study published today by the Lancet documents the immense human toll of indiscriminate attacks on people in the Gaza Strip, based on an analysis of medical data from Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF).

An analysis of more than 200,000 medical consultations in six MSF-supported health facilities in 2024 found that explosive weapons, such as bombs and grenades, were responsible for 83 percent of wound-care consultations for victims of violence. Explosive weapons were designed to be used in open battlefields but are increasingly used in urban settings, causing widespread carnage.

"Explosive weapons are indiscriminate, causing complex injuries due to blast, fragmentation, and heat," said Meinie Nic...