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.
In September, Pope Leo and his top diplomats told Israel’s president that a two-state solution was the “only way out of the war,” as the Vatican called for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
