Palestine, Sept. 17 -- Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is appalled and saddened by the death of our colleague in Gaza, Hussein Alnajjar who died on September 16 from shrapnel injuries caused by an Israeli airstrike near his tent five days earlier. Hussein's sister-in-law and nephew were also injured in the same strike.

This is not a tragic accident; it is yet again a demonstration that there is no safe refuge anywhere in the Gaza Strip.

An orphan who grew up without a father, Hussein was the oldest of four brothers and a source of strength and support for his family. He was a dedicated nurse who worked for MSF in our clinics in Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis since January 2024. He had previously worked alongside MS...