More than 50 NGOs warn Israeli bans will gravely impede aid access in Gaza (www.middleeasteye.net)
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2 January 2026 16:25 GMT
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More than 50 international NGOs operating in occupied Palestine have warned that recent registration measures imposed by Israel are threatening to halt operations at a time of acute humanitarian need in Gaza.

On 30 December, 37 NGOs received an official notification that their registrations would expire the next day, triggering a two-month period after which they would be required to cease operations in Gaza, as well as the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.

Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs announced the ban on Tuesday, saying that organisations that had failed to meet their “security and transparency requirements” would have their licences suspended.

The ministry said the ban would also apply to those who “refused to submit a list of their Palestinian employees in order to rule out any links to terrorism”.

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