Overview
- The government says roughly 15% of international groups failed new registration and disclosure requirements, ordering affected NGOs to halt work by March 1 after licenses lapse on January 1.
- The March 2025 rules demand staff lists, funding sources and other data, and Israel alleges some employees had links to Hamas or Islamic Jihad; MSF rejects the claims and says it received no formal notice.
- COGAT argues the listed organizations accounted for about 1% of total aid flows and insists overall humanitarian deliveries will continue.
- Reporting differs on scope, with Israeli statements and outlets citing figures ranging from more than 25 organizations to 37, including major groups such as the Norwegian Refugee Council, CARE, IRC, Oxfam and Caritas.
- Tensions deepened as the Knesset approved a law enabling cuts to water and electricity for UNRWA properties, drawing UN condemnation, while MSF warns its forced exit would be devastating given its support for about 20% of hospital beds and a large share of births in Gaza.