Aid groups that refuse to comply say they fear what Israel might do with the personal data of their employees, noting that hundreds of aid workers have been killed in Israeli strikes during the war.
Aid groups say the most immediate impact will likely be the inability to send international staff into Gaza. Foreign staff provide key technical expertise and emotional support for their Palestinian c ...
Israel has not disclosed the number of groups facing a ban, but it has specifically called out Doctors Without Borders (MSF) for failing to meet the rules.
Israel’s own figures suggest that an average of only 459 trucks a day entered the Gaza Strip between Oct. 12 and Sunday, compared with the agreed target of 600 aid trucks per day.
Palestinians, aid workers and health officials have said the system forced aid-seekers to risk their lives to reach the sites by passing Israeli troops who secured the locations.
