US EditionIsrael Suspends Over 25 Aid Groups in Gaza Over New Registration Rules
Israel suspends about 15% of aid groups in Gaza for non-compliance with new vetting rules, risking disruption of essential humanitarian and medical services, aid agencies warn.
- 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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