Thoughts on recent online commentary regarding upcoming Melbourne event

We are outraged after an Israeli drone strike almost hit 5 of our Palestinian and international staff on their way home from Nasser hospital in Khan Younis. As always, the Israeli authorities were notified about our movements and the vehicle was identifiable with an MSF logo.

A Tasmanian inquiry has confirmed what we've been saying in our clear the hospital logjam campaign. Our hospitals need funding to increase capacity and improve performance, address exit block and expand measures to keep people out of hospital. https://t.co/zEu4CG3rz0

💯 Always say this when asked ‘what do you want from us’ by exec/pollies… Just come and hang out w me on shift a few times, then we can talk…

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🚨Israeli occupation forces opened fire on a Palestine Red Crescent ambulance despite prior coordination for its entry into #Jenin refugee camp. #NotATarget #IHL

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I had a little cry watching the news tonight. Thousands of people marching through their towns in solidarity all over the country against the people who would seek to divide us. As someone who arrived in the UK as a child refugee it means everything to see this allyship.

Thank you @AlisonSBarrett for this excellent report on our panel in Melbourne on how to have the courage to converse as a profession and hold space for others. #thisisourlane #silenceispolitical

Dr Bushra Othman bearing witness

“I have never seen a mass casualty event like today [13 July] Every corner in the hospital was busy. Every space was occupied by the injured or bodies of the dead” says Dr Mohammed Abu Mughaiseeb, MSF deputy medical coordinator, working in Nasser hospital, Khan Younis, south Gaza

In Nov. 2023, intense shelling in #Gaza prevented thousands of Palestinians from safely leaving Al-Shifa Hospital. In April 2024, the MSF team restarted the clinic. The team never stopped treating patients during what they describe as the most difficult days of their lives.

We are outraged and strongly condemn the killing of our colleague, Fadi Al-Wadiya, in an attack this morning in Gaza City. The attack killed Fadi, along with 5 other people including 3 children, while he was cycling to work, near the MSF clinic where he was providing care.

#medtwitter Join us in Melbourne with the amazing Natalie Thurtle @Turtle1doc as we discuss her work in Palestine and how we navigate hard conversations. Please RT. Tickets https://t.co/ukwJNzCxWh @LiangRhea @RhondaGarad @ShirazMak @UmbreenKazi @mariamtokhi @antloewenstein

I had some reticence initially, probably due to fatigue after a difficult year, but the passion and drive of the women with me and in this essential conversation have lifted me up and I’m now super excited for the sequel:) #Wanel2 #thisisourlane https://t.co/DoHsop4HV9

🧵An MSF nurse and her nine-year-old daughter have been seriously injured after their apartment building was hit in North Gaza last night, reportedly killing at least seven people, including three children...

<peering hopefully at @RACSurgeons> #ThisIsOurLane 🕊

Thank you @acemonline for releasing this statement today calling for a ceasefire https://t.co/63tMAi7VJr @ACEMPresident @robdmitchell @Turtle1doc @jessmeagher1

It was a long road for @acemonline to arrive at this statement, but I am grateful and proud that our college (with CENA, NZNO and CENNZ) is the first college to speak meaningfully on Gaza. Silence is a political act, and this is our lane. #NotATarget

🔴UPDATE: Israel’s offensive in Rafah has forced the closure of an MSF primary care centre in Al-Mawasi. This is the second health facility we have been forced to close this week and another step in Israel’s systematic dismantling of Gaza’s health system. Since February, we have