Israel to block dozens of aid groups working in war-battered Gaza

Aid groups facing bans include MSF and Oxfam as European countries sound the alarm over dire humanitarian situation.

Palestinians wait to receive meals distributed by a charity in central Gaza's Nuseirat refugee camp [File: Moiz Salhi/Anadolu]

Dec. 30, 2025 - Israel says it will suspend more than three dozen humanitarian organisations, including Doctors Without Borders, for failing to meet its new rules for aid groups working in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.

Organizations facing bans starting on Thursday didn’t meet new requirements for sharing information on their staffs, funding and operations, Israeli authorities said.

MSF – one of the largest medical groups operating in Gaza, where the health sector has been targeted and largely destroyed – said Israel’s decision will have a catastrophic impact on its work in the enclave, where it supports about 20 percent of the hospital beds and one-third of births. The organisation also denied Israel’s accusations about its staff.

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