US EditionIsrael Says It Will Halt Operations of Several Humanitarian Organizations in Gaza Starting in 2026
- 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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Israel said it is banning some of the world’s leading aid organisations from Gaza, in a move that threatens to worsen the Strip’s deadly humanitarian crisis. Medicins Sans Frontiers (MSF), ActionAid and the International Rescue Committee are among 37 aid organisations which face a ban in Gaza and the West Bank. The i Paper understands that at least some of aid organisations did not receive official notice of the ban and found out through media r…
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