Israel on Tuesday said it will suspend more than two dozen humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, for failing to meet its new rules to vet international organizations working in the Gaza Strip.
The Ministry of Diaspora Affairs said that the organizations facing bans on Jan. 1 didn’t meet new requirements for sharing staff, funding and operations information. It accused Doctors Without Borders, one of the largest health organizations operating in Gaza, of failing to clarify the roles of some staff that Israel accused of cooperation with Hamas and other militant groups.
International organizations have said that Israel’s rules are arbitrary and could endanger staff. The ministry said that around 25 organizations, or 15%, of nongovernmental organizations working in Gaza didn’t have their permits renewed.
Doctors Without Borders, also known by its French acronym MSF, didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Israel previously accused its staff
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