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“A Policy of Attrition by Design”: MSF Condemns Israeli Blockade of Crucial Supplies

HeadlineAug 13, 2026

In northern Gaza, an Israeli airstrike killed one person and wounded five others. Gaza’s Civil Defense said the strike targeted a tuk-tuk transport vehicle. Meanwhile, MSF is claiming that Israel is blocking crucial supplies from entering Gaza. These supplies keep hospital generators, ambulances, water pumps and water trucks running. MSF’s head of mission in Palestine said, “What we are witnessing in Gaza is not a series of isolated shortages, it is a policy of attrition by design. For more than two years, we have observed Israel’s policies restricting the entry of supplies. These policies do not merely delay aid; they dismantle the very systems people rely on to survive.”

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