Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres, or MSF) is calling for an end to Israeli attacks on Nasser Hospital, which have killed a number of dead and wounded.

“After the bombing yesterday morning, our cadres reported an atmosphere of chaos, with an unknown number of dead and wounded. The fate of one of our colleagues remains unknown since the attack,” the organisation said in a post on X.

MSF said its staff has been forced to flee and leave behind patients in the hospital, with complications arising even as they tried to evacuate.

“The Israeli forces set up a checkpoint for people as they left the compound, and one of our colleagues was arrested at this checkpoint. We call for preserving his safety and protecting his dignity,” it added

“We call on it to immediately stop this attack, as it threatens the medical staff and patients trapped inside the facility.”