Israel threatens to ban major aid organizations as starvation deepens in Gaza
MSF joins over 100 organizations calling for an end to Israel’s weaponization of aid.
https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/israel-threatens-ban-major-aid-organizations-starvation-deepens-gaza
"Despite claims by Israeli authorities that there is no limit on humanitarian aid entering Gaza, most major international NGOs have been unable to deliver a single truck of lifesaving supplies since March 2, 2025.
Instead of clearing the growing backlog of goods, Israeli authorities have rejected requests from dozens of NGOs to bring in lifesaving goods, citing that these organizations are “not authorized to deliver aid.” In July alone, over 60 requests were denied under this justification.
... Unless INGOs submit to the full registration requirements—including the mandatory submission of details of private donors, complete Palestinian staff lists, and other sensitive information about personnel for so-called “security” vetting to Israeli authorities—many could be forced to halt operations in Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and remove all international staff within 60 days. Some organizations have even been issued a seven-day ultimatum to provide Palestinian staff lists.
.... NGOs have made clear that sharing such data is unlawful (including under relevant data protection laws), unsafe, and incompatible with humanitarian principles. In the deadliest context for aid workers worldwide, where 98 percent of those humanitarians killed were Palestinian, NGOs have no guarantees that handing over such information would not put staff at further risk, or be used to advance the government of Israel's stated military and political aims...."
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