Doctors Without Borders Luxembourg has warned that Gaza is facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, with director Thomas Kaufmann saying his organisation has rarely, if ever, seen such a "level of brutality".

As the humanitarian situation in Gaza continues deteriorating to an unprecedented level, the Luxembourg section of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is warning that no place on the territory can be considered safe. Speaking to RTL on Friday, MSF Luxembourg director Thomas Kaufmann, said that his organisation had "rarely seen such a level of brutality – perhaps never".

He noted that MSF, which has operated in conflict zones and observed genocides first hand for more than 50 years, is being severely hindered in its work. "We have reached the limit of what humanitarian aid can do", Kaufmann said.

MSF expressed particular outrage over what it called a "double tap" attack on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, where a second strike hit rescuers responding to the first explosion. Around 20 MSF staff members are currently working in the hospital.

While Israel has justified strikes on hospitals by claiming they target militants, Kaufmann declined to comment on those statements directly. "We are not here to debate whether terrorists are hiding in hospitals. We are a humanitarian organisation working with patients – women, children, and men whom we try to save", Kaufmann underlined.

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According to MSF, Israel's attacks have intensified in recent weeks, leaving no hospitals functioning normally. Shortages of medical supplies, equipment, and food are acute, while humanitarian aid still struggles to reach the Palestinian population. There are no safe humanitarian zones left, according to Kaufmann.

MSF is calling on the international community to exert political pressure on Israel to stop strikes on hospitals and civilians. "I expect the international community to take responsibility", Kaufmann stressed. "This situation is not justifiable."

With humanitarian aid blocked, hospitals in ruins, and staff working under impossible conditions, defining clear priorities is increasingly difficult, he added. More than 14,000 people are on MSF's evacuation list, but only around 100 can be evacuated each month.

Currently, MSF employs about 900 Palestinian staff inside Gaza, supported by 30 to 40 international colleagues. Kaufmann highlighted the personal toll on local workers: "The majority of our colleagues are Palestinians. They have their families, their friends, their lives in Gaza." Many have not eaten for days and yet they still come to work, the director added.