Israel to ban two dozen humanitarian organisations from operating in Gaza Israel says it is suspending the operating licences of about 25 aid groups currently working in Gaza, including Doctors Without Borders, one of the largest health organisations working there, the AP news agency reported. Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs said the bans will come into effect on 1 January 2026, citing a failure to meet Israel’s new vetting requirements for organisations operating in the Gaza Strip. The ministry has accused Doctors Without Borders of staff member's alleged cooperation with Hamas and other armed groups. Doctors Without Borders has previously clarified that they would never knowingly employ people engaged in military activity. Under these new regulations, Israel included a requirement for registration that involves submitting a full list of staff, including Palestinians in Gaza, which international aid groups have said could endanger their staff and breach European data protection laws. As a result, the ministry has said that 15 percent of nongovernmental organisations working in Gaza did not have their permits renewed and will now be barred from operating during an ongoing humanitarian crisis. Doctors Without Borders has said in a statement that “any reduction in humanitarian assistance in Gaza would be a disaster”, putting hundreds of thousands of lives at risk due to reliance on such aid groups.