Hebron serves as a stark illustration of the Palestinian’s suffering under occupation: a pervasive climate of intimidation and coercion. The daily reality of people’s lives translates into restrictions of movements, forced evictions and displacement, house demolitions, search-and-arrest operations, disruption of schooling and the continuous presence of the Israeli military and settlers.

The recent escalation of the Israel-Gaza war has only exacerbated the violence and restrictions imposed on the Palestinians living in the West Bank.

As the disruption to medical access has increased for the past two months due to the movement restrictions and violence, our teams have progressively expanded our response to provide healthcare to people who are unable to reach medical facilities.

As of November 2023, MSF mobile clinics have added six locations to our activities, to reach a total of 10 areas covering the outside and inside of Hebron's old city, but also in the remote villages of Masafer Yatta in the Southern West Bank. Our mobile clinic teams provide general consultations, reproductive health services, and mental health support. In November and December 2023, we performed 1,900 consultations across these different locations.