Overview
- Israel confirmed suspending access for 37 international NGOs that did not submit lists of Palestinian staff under a new registration requirement.
- Those named include Médecins Sans Frontières, the Norwegian Refugee Council, Care, World Vision and Oxfam, with licenses halted for failing what officials called security and transparency standards.
- Minister Amichai Chikli said the rules aim to prevent infiltration by militants, while MSF said it follows strict safeguards and withheld staff lists without guarantees and clarifications from Israel.
- The UN human rights chief Volker Turk condemned the suspensions as arbitrary, the EU urged removal of obstacles to aid, and 17 Israeli civil society groups warned the move endangers civilians and workers.
- Ten foreign ministers recently called conditions in Gaza catastrophic, citing mass shelter needs, strained health services and acute food insecurity, as aid-flow figures diverge between Israeli authorities and UN/NGO counts.