US EditionIsrael Says It Will Halt Operations of Several Humanitarian Organizations in Gaza Starting in 2026
Israel will suspend around 25 aid groups for not meeting new vetting rules, affecting 15% of NGOs in Gaza and risking disruption of critical humanitarian services.
- On Tuesday, Israel announced it will suspend more than two dozen humanitarian organisations, including Doctors Without Borders , in the Gaza Strip starting Jan. 1, 2026, for failing to meet new vetting rules.
- Earlier this year, the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories said new registration rules require aid groups to disclose staff and bar 'delegitimising' activities, critics say the rules are vague and political.
- Approaching the December 31 registration deadline, many international non-governmental organisations remain uncertain about their approval while MSF served nearly half a million people and handled almost 800,000 outpatient consultations in 2025.
- Aid leaders cautioned that deregistration could force closure of NGO operations within 60 days, while the Humanitarian Country Team said the law jeopardises humanitarian work across the OPT.
- Looking to 2026, aid groups say Gaza’s over 2 million people face acute needs, with 1.3 million needing shelter and 740,000 vulnerable to flooding; Shaina Low said, `Despite the ceasefire, the needs in Gaza are enormous.
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The Foreign Ministers of ten countries expressed concern about the continuing deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.
The withdrawal of the license, officialized by the Ministry for the Affairs of the Diaspora, is motivated by the failure to comply with the new requirements of Tel Aviv in terms of transparency on personnel, financing and operating modalities. And it arrives while ten countries launch the alarm on a situation in the Strip defined as "catastrophic"
On Tuesday, the Foreign Ministers of 10 countries urged the Israeli authorities to "guarantee access" to aid in Gaza. The humanitarian situation remains "disastrophic" in Gaza. They also call for the lifting of import restrictions and the opening of crossing points. - Gaza: "the humanitarian situation remains catastrophic", warn 10 countries, including France (International).
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Breaking OneGaza Aid Groups Face Suspensions Under New Israeli Rules
More than three dozen humanitarian groups will have their authorizations to operate in the Gaza Strip suspended on Jan. 1 and will have to clear out by March after failing to comply with new registration rules, Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs said on Tuesday. Israeli officials say the new rules are meant to prevent militants from infiltrating aid groups, and they require humanitarian groups to submit lists of their Palestinian employees fo…
Israel announced on Tuesday that it would suspend the activities of several humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders (MSF), in the Gaza Strip from the beginning of next year.
A statement by ten countries expresses "serious concern" about the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and calls on Israel to allow NGOs to carry out permanent and reliable work.
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