Overview
- An Israeli ministry spokesman said 37 international NGOs, including MSF, the Norwegian Refugee Council, Care, World Vision and Oxfam, must provide the names of their Palestinian employees by Wednesday midnight (22:00 GMT) or be denied entry to Gaza.
- The UN human rights chief Volker Türk urged a course change and the EU’s Hadja Lahbib warned the suspensions would block vital relief, while UNRWA’s Philippe Lazzarini called the rules a dangerous precedent.
- Israel framed the measures as security vetting, alleging some NGO staff have militant links, and asserted the policy targets roughly 15% of groups and would not affect 99% of aid deliveries.
- MSF said it would never knowingly employ people engaged in military activities and confirmed ongoing dialogue with Israeli authorities about the identity-disclosure requirement.
- Ten foreign ministers described Gaza’s situation as catastrophic, citing 1.3 million people in urgent need of shelter and about 1.6 million facing acute food insecurity, as UN and NGOs report only 100–300 of roughly 600 daily trucks carry humanitarian supplies.