Tel Aviv, Feb. 15 -- Gaza's Nasser Hospital hit back at Doctors Without Borders (MSF) after the embattled French humanitarian organization suspended nonessential activities at the Khan Yunis medical center due to the presence of armed men and a "suspicion of weapons transfers."

In a statement sent via the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, the hospital claimed that the armed men seen at the Khan Yunis medical facility were not Hamas or Islamic Jihad operatives but police engaged in "protective, civilian and lawful" activities.

MSF announced on Saturday that it had suspended nonessential medical activities at Nasser Hospital after its staff observed armed men, some masked, inside the compound. The NGO cited concerns over "a recent situation...