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Over 100 NGOs Accuse Israel of Blocking Gaza Aid Under New Registration Rules

Aid groups say security vetting introduced in March has left millions of dollars of lifesaving supplies stranded outside Gaza as malnutrition and hunger-related deaths spike

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Overview

  • A joint letter by more than 100 international NGOs reports that Israel denied over 60 aid delivery requests in July and has blocked most independent relief trucks since March under registration rules allowing denials on vague “delegitimization” grounds and demanding private donor and Palestinian staff disclosures.
  • Anera, Oxfam and CARE say roughly $7 million, $2.5 million and $1.5 million worth of food, medicine and hygiene kits remain stuck in warehouses in Ashdod, Jordan and Egypt because their applications were deemed “not authorised.”
  • Gaza’s health ministry and UN agencies warn that restricted independent deliveries are driving acute malnutrition and hunger-related deaths, with Palestinian authorities citing over 200 starvation fatalities since October.
  • The Israeli civil affairs body COGAT rejects obstruction claims and notes that close to 380 trucks enter Gaza daily through the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and other registered channels.
  • NGOs caution that a looming September deadline to submit sensitive staff and donor data could force many organisations to halt operations in Gaza and the West Bank, further shrinking independent humanitarian capacity.