More than a dozen international humanitarian groups have urged Israel’s Supreme Court to halt an expected order that would shut down 37 NGOs operating in Gaza, the West Bank and east Jerusalem, warning the move would have devastating consequences for Palestinians.
Organizations, including Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Oxfam, the Norwegian Refugee Council and CARE, were notified on Dec. 30, 2025 that their Israeli registrations had expired and that they had 60 days to renew them by providing lists of their Palestinian staff.
If they fail to do so, they will have to cease operations in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, including east Jerusalem, from March 1.
The petition, described as unprecedented in its scale, seeks an urgent interim injunction from Israel's top court to suspend the closures pending full judicial review.
The 17 petitioners, which include some of the NGOs hit by the ban, argue the Israeli measures are incompatible with an occupying power's obligations under international humanitarian law.
