Nablus, 48 km north of Jerusalem, accounted for the highest number of violent incidents between Israeli settlers and Palestinians in 2018. Most of the land surrounding Nablus is considered Area C, where Israel authorities retain near exclusive control, including over law enforcement, planning and building settlements and military bases, at the expense of Palestinian communities.
MSF works in Nablus since 2004, providing psychotherapeutic and psychiatric assistance, group therapy, group mental health awareness sessions and psychosocial support activities in two clinics in Nablus and Qalqylia and in a new consultation room opened in Tubas in December 2019.