cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/41081538
By Alex MacDonald
Published date: 31 December 2025 12:25 GMT
Last update: ~10:00 ESTA raft of aid organisations working in Gaza have warned of “devastating” consequences after Israel announced it would be banning them from operating.
Israel said 37 organisations had failed to meet its new stringent rules for aid groups working in the occupied Gaza Strip, and would be suspended from 1 January.
Those affected include major international aid groups Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Oxfam, ActionAid and the Norwegian Refugee Council.
Bushra Khalidi, Oxfam’s policy lead in the occupied Palestinian territory, told Middle East Eye the new rules would compound an already disastrous situation in Gaza.
BBC article actually lists the new criteria-
- Denying the existence of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state
- Denying the Holocaust or the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on 7 October 2023
- Supporting an armed struggle against Israel by an enemy state or terrorist organisation
- Promoting “delegitimisation campaigns” against Israel
- Calling for a boycott of Israel or committing to participate in one
- Supporting the prosecution of Israeli security forces in foreign or international courts
Bbc article list the new excuses to starve Palestinians. Israel as the occupation force has no right to block any aid no matter what
