Overview
- Licences were revoked on January 1 for 37 international groups, which were ordered to end Gaza operations by March 1 and were told they can no longer bring in assistance as of the revocation date, according to an Israeli ministry spokesperson.
- Authorities require full, verifiable lists of staff, funding sources and operations to prevent militant infiltration, while Médecins Sans Frontières rejects Israeli claims about two employees and says the disclosure demand violates humanitarian law.
- Prominent organisations affected include MSF, the Norwegian Refugee Council, Oxfam and World Vision, as UN officials and 18 Israeli NGOs warn the move undermines neutrality and will worsen an already severe humanitarian situation.
- Foreign ministers from the UAE, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Indonesia, Pakistan and Türkiye urged Israel to ensure sustained, unrestricted UN and NGO access and to open Rafah in both directions to move shelter materials, fuel and medical supplies.
- Reports from Gaza describe a child killed in Jabalia and multiple deaths linked to fires and cold in tents, as winter storms flood camps and UNICEF notes recent child fatalities tied to exposure and collapsing structures.