As of January 1, 2026, Israel has banned the activities of 37 humanitarian organizations in the Gaza Strip, including Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Oxfam, and Caritas Internationalis[1][3]. The Israeli Ministry of Diaspora Affairs justified the decision by saying that the affected organizations do not meet new requirements to provide information about their employees, funding and activities[1][2]. MSF also accused them of failing to clarify the roles of some of its staff, whom Israel accuses of collaborating with Hamas and other militant groups[1][2]. Humanitarian organizations fear that the provision of personal data of Palestinian employees to Israeli officials could lead to their endangerment[2]. Médecins Sans Frontières makes up a significant proportion of medical capacity in Gaza – supporting a fifth of hospital beds and assisting a third of mothers in childbirth[3]. According to humanitarian organizations, the ban has had a catastrophic impact, with 1.6 million people in the Gaza Strip facing acute food shortages and 1.3 million in need of housing assistance[3]. Organizations call for the opening of border crossings and the lifting of restrictions on the import of medical equipment[3].