Overview
- Israeli authorities confirmed the suspensions take effect January 1 with a full shutdown of activities required by March 1, and said the groups cannot bring aid into Gaza starting immediately.
- Officials said licenses could be reinstated if the organizations submit the required documentation before the March 1 deadline.
- Named groups include Doctors Without Borders, the Norwegian Refugee Council, World Vision International and Oxfam, with Israel alleging two MSF employees were tied to Hamas and Islamic Jihad and MSF rejecting the claim and warning the staff list demand may breach international humanitarian law.
- The United Nations warned service cuts will deepen Gaza’s crisis, UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini called the step a dangerous precedent, and 18 Israeli NGOs condemned what they described as a weaponization of bureaucracy that violates humanitarian principles.
- The action follows a 10‑month compliance window set in March that required full disclosure of personnel, funding sources and operational structures, which Israel says is needed to prevent militant infiltration.