The affected institutions must cease operations by March 1, 2026.
On Wednesday, the European Commissioner for Crisis Management, Hadja Lahbib, demanded that Israel remove all barriers to humanitarian access in Gaza and criticized the withdrawal of licenses from 37 international NGOs.
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Israel plans to revoke permits for organizations such as Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on January 1st, alleging terrorist links of employees. The Israeli Diaspora Affairs Ministry claims that there is no verifiable information about NGOs.
The affected entities must cease operations by March 1, 2026. However, the Caritas Jerusalem organization announced that it will continue operating, based on its legal recognition by Israel, in agreement with the Holy See.
In March 2025, the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu introduced requirements for NGOs, which included employee lists and prohibitions on those that promote boycotts or question Israel’s existence as a Jewish state.
While NGO authorities have criticized the Israeli system for demanding sensitive data, the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) denounces that Israel is trying to cover up crimes and does not want witnesses.
Belgian Deputy PM and FM Maxime Prevot called on Israel to remove the restrictions it placed on humanitarian access in the Palestinian territories, emphasising that aid access is “neither optional, nor conditional or political.”
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United Nations agencies emphasized that these organizations are essential in Gaza for managing field hospitals, primary care centers, shelters, water, sanitation, and nutrition programs for severely malnourished children.
The NGOs denounced that the new re-registration process and arbitrary obstacles have trapped millions of dollars’ worth of vital supplies, including food, medicine, hygiene products, and shelter materials.
International organizations also reject the Israeli request to submit personnel lists because they fear reprisals against their Palestinian employees. Since October 2023, the Israeli occupation forces have killed over 500 humanitarian workers.
Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), called the new legislation outrageous, arguing that it removes diplomatic immunity and allows for the expropriation of UN assets.
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