Israel to enforce ban on 37 Gaza NGOs, UN warns of deeper crisis
“Israel says it will enforce restrictions that would halt 37 NGOs’ work in Gaza unless they meet new disclosure rules, including staff details.”
Key points
- Israel says it will enforce restrictions that would halt 37 NGOs’ work in Gaza unless they meet new disclosure rules, including staff details.
- The UN has warned the move risks intensifying an already critical humanitarian situation.
Israel said it will enforce a ban on 37 international non-governmental organisations operating in Gaza after, it claimed, they failed to meet a deadline tied to “security and transparency” requirements.
According to the update, the organisations were asked to provide complete and verifiable information about their staff — including Palestinian employees — along with funding and operational details. Israeli officials said the disclosure requirements were intended to prevent militant infiltration into humanitarian structures.
The affected organisations are expected to halt operations by March 1 under the enforcement plan described in the report. The United Nations has warned that removing major aid groups would worsen already severe humanitarian conditions in Gaza.
Israel said the compliance framework was introduced months earlier, with a lengthy window for organisations to meet the new standards before enforcement began.
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