THE SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY OF THE REPORT

MSF is providing medical services through mobile clinics to the residents of Masafer Yatta, in the southern Hebron Hills in the West Bank, since 2021, and mental health care in Hebron District since 1996. Thanks to this proximity, we have been able to witness the impact of the Israeli coercive measures, which have intensified in 2022, on every aspect of the daily life of the residents of Masafer Yatta.

This report illustrates how the ongoing occupation, and specifically the measures that seem to be aimed to push the residents of Masafer Yatta to leave their homes and land, have impacted the residents’ freedom of movement, physical and mental health, and ability to access basic services.

Qualitative and quantitative data collected between May 2021 and December 2022 were used to inform this report, including:

– Individual interviews and focus group discussions with residents of Masafer Yatta villages (Umm Qussa, Umm Al-Khair, Al-Majaz, Mirkez, Jinba, Sha’b Al-Butum, Isfey Al-Fauqua; including but not limited to MSF patients)

– Interviews with MSF medical and non-medical staff in Hebron

– Interview with the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS)

– MSF’s anonymized records of medical data and mental health data

– MSF assessment/reports on the barriers to accessing medical care in Masafer Yatta, West Bank

– MSF response to incidents reports