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Israel to Revoke Gaza NGO Licenses, Including MSF, Effective Jan. 1

Officials cite security findings under a new registration regime, prompting warnings from aid groups of politicization that worsens Gaza’s crisis.

Palestinians stand next to a tent set up on the rubble of buildings destroyed during Israeli air and ground operations in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, in Gaza City, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinos caminan por una calle junto a un campamento de tiendas de campaña.
El Gobierno israelí anunció que cancelará los permisos de operación de varias organizaciones no gubernamentales en Gaza, entre ellas Médicos Sin Fronteras
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Overview

  • Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs says licenses for a portion of international NGOs will be cancelled on January 1, 2026, with operations to wind down by March 1 under rules requiring detailed disclosures on staff, funding and activities.
  • Authorities allege some NGO employees were involved in terrorist activities and accuse MSF of failing to provide full staff information; MSF denies knowingly employing combatants, says it has not received formal notification, and warns a forced exit would have devastating consequences.
  • COGAT asserts the targeted organizations account for about 1% of total aid to Gaza and that overall volumes will continue, a claim humanitarian groups dispute given ongoing shortfalls in supplies.
  • Reports differ on scope, with coverage citing more than 20 groups, around 25 (about 15%), or 37 organizations affected; Israel’s foreign ministry spokesman says registration remains open and applications will continue to be reviewed.
  • Separately, the Knesset approved a law allowing water and electricity cuts to UNRWA properties and enabling state control of public land used by the agency, prompting UN condemnation as UNRWA’s chief labeled the legislation scandalous.