March 17, 2025

MSF mourns the killing of our 10th colleague in Gaza

Deir al-Balah
  • Attacks and incidents affecting MSF
  • Attacks on humanitarian workers
  • MSF bearing witness

Alaa Abd-Elsalam Ali Okal, 29, was killed on March 18, 2025, along with hundreds of other people, during massive bombings carried out by the Israeli army. He joined MSF as a laundry worker in September 2024 and played an important role in supporting patients at the MSF field hospital in Deir al-Balah.