Israel: Aid Groups Barred From Gaza, West Bank
(New York) – Israeli authorities plan to bar 37 international nongovernmental organizations from operating in Gaza and the West Bank on March 1, 2026 for refusing to provide the government with lists of their staff and their biodata as part of new registration requirements, Human Rights Watch said today. The organizations say that these requirements violate the humanitarian principles of neutrality and independence. International aid groups have long provided lifesaving humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank including East Jerusalem, amid considerable duress and Israeli attacks. On February 22, more than 15 groups appealed to the Israeli High Court, saying the new registration requirements undermine international humanitarian law and threaten to cut off lifesaving assistance to Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.
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