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LIVE: Pressure mounts on Israel over Gaza aid agency ban
SOURCE:Al Jazeera English
UN agencies warn Israel's ban of 37 aid agencies will undermine crucial relief work in the war-battered Strip.
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Israel to block dozens of aid groups working in war-battered Gaza
Published On 1 Jan 2026
- Israel’s decision to revoke the licences of 37 international NGOs, including Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, has come into effect as the Israeli government pushes to demonise organisations that assist Palestinians, among them United Nations agencies, with unproven accusations of links to Hamas.
- People in Gaza have started 2026 not with hope or certainty, but with despair as they face more Israeli restrictions amid a humanitarian catastrophe, Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud reports from Gaza City.