Overview
- The revocation took effect on January 1, with Israeli authorities ordering foreign staff of the affected NGOs to leave Gaza by March 1.
- Israel cites security screening for militants and demands full staff lists and other sensitive data, requirements humanitarian groups reject as unsafe and incompatible with humanitarian principles.
- A coalition of 53 NGOs warns the expulsions will shutter clinics, halt food distribution and shelter programs, and sever treatment for malnourished children, noting these groups deliver major shares of food aid and field hospitals; UN officials and several governments have urged Israel to reverse course.
- UNICEF confirmed the drowning of seven-year-old Ata Mai after camp flooding, as storms displace tens of thousands and leave 1.3 million people in urgent need of shelter, with reported hypothermia deaths and new leptospirosis cases in Gaza.
- PCBS reports a 10.6% population decline in Gaza—about 254,000 people—over two years, while Gaza’s Health Ministry records 71,271 killed since October 2023, including 416 deaths since the October 10 ceasefire.