MSF calls for the immediate release of detained colleague
Brussels, 20 October 2025 – Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is deeply dismayed that Dr. Mohammed Obeid, a respected orthopedic surgeon and long-time MSF colleague, remains in detention and was not released under the recent ceasefire agreement. Arrested by Israeli forces on 26 October 2024 during a military operation at Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, Dr. Obeid has been held incommunicado for nearly a year. MSF urgently and unconditionally calls for his immediate release and reiterates its concern for his safety, dignity, and freedom.