British regulator opens review of MSF over alleged Gaza links — Jerusalem Post

The UK Charity Commission has opened a compliance case concerning whether the British branch of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF UK) meets regulatory requirements. The move followed a complaint by UK Lawyers for Israel, which alleged possible links between MSF staff in the Gaza Strip and Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.

As reported by The Jerusalem Post, a senior manager in the Commission’s high-risk compliance department informed UK Lawyers for Israel that a case had been opened. The regulator is to assess the situation and the specific allegations set out in the complaint.

Allegations in the complaint

The submission by UK Lawyers for Israel, filed in early September, refers to several current or former MSF employees in Gaza whom the document’s authors accuse of being active in groups or publicly endorsing terrorist operations. In particular, the complaint mentions physiotherapist Fadi Jihad Mohammed al-Wadiya, who was killed in an airstrike in Gaza in June 2024.

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MSF had previously denied Israel’s claims of his links to Palestinian Islamic Jihad operations. At the same time, the military wing of the group published statements and images in February 2026 identifying al-Wadiya as a commander and deputy head of its production unit. MSF said it had no prior information about his possible military affiliation.

Positions of the parties

UK Lawyers for Israel is also asking for an examination of whether MSF UK’s leadership ensured proper oversight of international operational centres receiving charitable funds, as well as whether safeguards are sufficient to prevent assets from being transferred to groups. According to public reporting, MSF UK’s income exceeded £95 million in 2024, of which £2.7 million was earmarked for humanitarian initiatives in the Palestinian territories.

The Commission stressed that opening a compliance case does not mean that violations of charity law or wrongdoing by the organisation’s trustees have been established. MSF said it categorically rejects allegations that it knowingly employs people with links to terrorism, is cooperating with the regulator, and is confident in the integrity of its procedures.