International medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Wednesday it has urged Israel to allow the organization to continue its operations in Gaza and the occupied West Bank in 2026, amid ongoing humanitarian crises.
"We call on the Israeli authorities to ensure that MSF and other INGOs (international non-governmental organizations) are registered in Israel to continue working in the West Bank and Gaza in 2026," MSF told AFP in a statement.
Israel plans to ban 37 aid groups, including MSF, from operating in Gaza from Thursday unless they hand over detailed information on their Palestinian staff.
The United Nations rights chief described Israel's threat to suspend dozens of aid groups from operating in Gaza from January as "outrageous," calling on states to urgently insist Israel shift course.
"Israel's suspension of numerous aid agencies from Gaza is outrageous," Volker Turk said in a statement.
