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MSF says it will not share staff details demanded by Israel to access Gaza
Médecins Sans Frontières rejected Israeli demands for staff data due to lack of safety guarantees and risks to workers amid ongoing conflict in Gaza and the West Bank.
- After weeks of debate, MSF said on 30 January it will not provide staff lists to Israeli authorities, citing safety concerns and failed guarantees.
- Israel introduced rules requiring NGOs to hand over sensitive staff data, leading to licence suspensions for 37 aid organisations and a 28 February compliance deadline.
- News that leaked on 24 January showed MSF had previously floated a limited sharing proposal in a 21 January letter to COGAT, provoking internal and external criticism that led MSF to reverse course.
- MSF will need to work out how to continue delivering care if Israeli authorities ban or restrict the organisation, risking suspension and disrupting Gaza's only burns centre and thousands of patients reliant on MSF services.
- Amid UNRWA austerity, international NGOs carry much of the response as the United Nations Relief and Works Agency faces a $220m 2026 budget shortfall, with at least 100,000 children acutely malnourished and more than one million people needing shelter.
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MSF says it will not share staff details demanded by Israel to access Gaza
Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Friday it will not submit lists of staff demanded by Israel to maintain access to Gaza and the West Bank after failing to receive assurances over the safety of its teams.
·United Kingdom
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At the end of last year, the Israeli government announced that it would block access to Gaza for dozens of aid organizations that do not agree with new demands.
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