In January 2025, Israel banned over 40 international aid organizations, including Doctors Without Borders (MSF), from operating in Gaza. The new security rules, which bar international staff and aid, require groups to share staff lists, a demand humanitarian organizations have refused, citing security risks and lack of clarity.
MSF, which treated one million Gazans in 2024, warns its clinics face closure without international experts and supplies. Critics suggest the ban is retaliation for aid groups documenting alleged war crimes and genocide. Israel maintains the groups failed to meet transparency standards and that local aid efforts are not dependent on them.
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