NGOs fear Israel registration rules risk collapse of Gaza aid operations
MSF said it would be "a disaster for Palestinians" if international NGOs are forced to stop operations in Gaza
The UN and other aid agencies fear new Israeli registration rules for dozens of international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) risk the collapse of the humanitarian response in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip.
INGOs not registered by 31 December face closure of their operations in Israel within 60 days, which the agencies say could severely disrupt healthcare and other life-saving services in Gaza.
Save the Children said its application had not been approved and it was "pursuing all available avenues to have this decision reconsidered".
Israel's ministry of diaspora affairs and combating antisemitism said the departure of "rogue organisations" would not affect the delivery of aid. FULL REPORT AT:
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