Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières)

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Treating wounded and documenting bodies received in Nyala

A drone struck a crowded market in Nyala, South Darfur, on the evening of 26 October. Emergency Lawyers, a Sudanese rights group, says more than 100 people died and 113 were wounded, while the local Tasees health ministry put the toll at 188 dead and 356 injured. Doctors Without Borders said the hospital it supports received 36 bodies, 21 of them in civilian clothes.

Updated 6 days ago

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Treating wounded at Ameth Bek Hospital

A drone strike on Amiet market in Abyei killed at least 153 people, Abyei's information minister said, more than double the first toll of 73 as fires kept burning. UN peacekeepers said they could confirm at least 80 deaths and were still checking, with others missing.

Updated Oct 26

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Banned from Gaza operations starting January 1, 2026

Israel's effort to ban aid groups from Gaza hit a legal snag in late February 2026. On February 27, Israel's Supreme Court temporarily froze a government decision to suspend the operations of 37 de-registered international aid organizations working in the occupied Palestinian territory. The decision came after Amnesty International documented how the restrictions compounded harms on Palestinian women, who were forced to give birth without adequate care and faced interrupted treatment for cancer and other chronic illnesses.

Updated Oct 16

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As of May 2026: Banned from Gaza by Israel as of January 1, 2026

A severe winter storm struck Gaza on January 13, 2026, collapsing war-damaged walls and killing at least 8 Palestinians, including a 7-day-old infant, a 1-year-old boy, and a 4-year-old girl who died of hypothermia. Cold-weather deaths have reached at least 23 since winter began; over 1.1 million people need shelter and 81% of Gaza's structures are destroyed or damaged.

Updated May 20