Israel says it will suspend work of several humanitarian organisations in Gaza
Israel has said it will suspend more than two dozen humanitarian organisations, including Doctors Without Borders, for failing to meet its new rules to vet international organisations working in Gaza.
The ministry of diaspora affairs said the organisations that would be banned on January 1 did not meet new requirements for sharing staff, funding and operations information.
It accused Doctors Without Borders, one of the largest health organisations operating in Gaza, of failing to clarify the roles of some staff that Israel accused of co-operation with Hamas and other militant groups.
International organisations have said Israel’s rules are arbitrary and could endanger staff.
The ministry said around 25 organisations, or 15%, of the NGOs working in Gaza did not have their permits renewed.
Doctors Without Borders, also known by its French acronym MSF, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Israel previously accused its staff of involvement in military activities in Gaza in 2024.
At the time, the group said it was “deeply concerned by these allegations and is taking them very seriously”.
The group said it would never knowingly employ people engaged in military activity.
Israel and international organisations have been at odds over the amount of aid going into Gaza.
Israel claims it is upholding the aid commitments laid out in the latest ceasefire in the two-year war that took effect on October 10, but humanitarian organisations dispute Israel’s numbers and say more aid is desperately needed in the devastated Palestinian territory of more than two million people.
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Like I said from the other chat regarding the release of vital aid into Ghazza, the evil zionist government controls the borders. They have their agenda to ethnically cleanse the strip of holy land for their own people belonging to a particular faith, creed and colour.
Don’t mess with MSF…ad infinitum…
There should never be any reason to withhold essential medical help to am ethnically cleansed population. Unless they want to carry out more ethnic cleansing without scrutiny. Which sounds about right.
Is it any wonder that Trump doesn’t call this out? Israel’s right wing Government is making it clear ,their aim is to rid Gaza of all Palestinians either by bombing ,starving and reducing humanitarian aid of food and medical supplies.Allowing further illegal settlements in the West Bank is further proof of their intentions!! What are the other Arab Nations doing about it?
The Arab Nations are waiting for Hamas to disarm and leave before they can start rebuilding Gaza. Funnily enough, Hamas aren’t too keen on this.
If Netanyahu really believes that “Right is on their side” he wouldn’ t ban Independent journalists from Gaza. Straight out of “The Trump Book of Transparancy”! Putin and Trump give short shrift to ANYONE who dare to question their actions and associated motives! It is their way ,or the highway.
Good point.
Apology is waiting for your condemnation of the horrendous genocidal massacre in this strip of land. The area will rebuild when the evil zionist government let the teams and media in freely to rebuild without conditions.
Surely this is illegal because they have no authority to do this.
They are evil so they can whatever they want.