Displaced Palestinians in Gaza sound alarm Israel’s looming ban Targeting dozens of international organizations providing life-saving assistance and services in disaster-stricken areas.

Palestinian Siraj Masri of Khan Younis stressed on Wednesday that there was “no choice” but for aid organizations to help Gaza’s besieged Palestinians.

“Where should we go? We have no income, no money,” Masri told Al Jazeera.

“Only one several medical points Keep. This makes the situation extremely difficult and can spell disaster for the wounded and injured. Even ordinary people who come for medical treatment face severe difficulties. “

Israel is moving to revoke the licenses of 37 international non-governmental organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, known by its French abbreviation MSF, as it pushes to demonize organizations that aid Palestinians, including United Nations agencies, and makes unsubstantiated accusations of links to Hamas.

Israel said the ban, which came into force on Thursday and also includes groups such as the Norwegian Refugee Council, CARE International and the International Rescue Committee, stems from new rules requiring aid organizations to disclose details about their staff and work.

“Even with the presence of humanitarian organizations, the situation is already tragic,” Gaza resident Ramzi Abu Nir told Al Jazeera.

“If their support and presence are removed, God knows what will happen. Many children will die, lives will be destroyed and many families will be devastated by this decision.”

On Tuesday, the foreign ministers of 10 countries, including Canada, France, Japan and the United Kingdom, issued a joint statement urging Israel to ensure that international non-governmental organizations “can operate in Gaza in a sustained and predictable manner.”

“Any attempt to block their ability to operate is unacceptable. Without them, it would be impossible to meet all emergency needs at the scale required,” it said.

Despite ceasefire, Israel continues killing Palestinians and restricting the entry of aid and essential supplies into Gaza, including temporary housing.

With much of Gaza reduced to rubble, more than a million people are living in the freezing winter. temporary tent. Due to the devastation and lack of economic activity, the people of Gaza remain heavily dependent on international aid.

“The majority of people are completely dependent on aid from international organizations,” Abdullah al-Hawagiri, a displaced Palestinian from Khan Younis, told Al Jazeera.

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) also condemned Israel’s actions movesaying this “further undermines humanitarian operations in crisis-stricken Gaza.”

Filippo Lazzarini, head of UNRWA, said Israel’s decision set a “dangerous precedent.”

“Failure to prevent attempts to control the work of aid organizations will further undermine the basic humanitarian principles of neutrality, independence, impartiality and humanity that underpin aid efforts around the world,” Lazzarini said in a statement.

In 2025, Israel approved several measures Ban UNRWA – an important promoter of aid and vital services in Gaza – and restrict its work.

Lazzarini said the latest decisions targeting aid organizations were “part of a disturbing pattern of disregard for international humanitarian law and increasing obstacles to aid operations”.

Israel has killed about 500 aid workers and volunteers during its two-year genocidal war as it imposed a suffocating blockade on the enclave, the Gaza government media office reported. deadly famine.

Israel’s ban appears to violate the ceasefire agreement and US President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan.

“Distribution and aid in the Gaza Strip will occur without interference from either side, through the United Nations and its agencies, the Red Crescent and other international agencies that have no ties to either party,” Trump’s plan said.

Many of the groups facing bans are part of existing U.N.-backed aid distribution mechanisms.