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Ping Tung

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Tue Oct 21, 2025, 03:21 PM Tuesday

Dang humaitarians are interfering with the killing by bringing food and meds to Gaza. [View all]

Israel takes steps to shut down international aid groups in Gaza and the West Bank

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/21/nx-s1-5580351/israel-humanitarian-aid-ngos-

AMMAN, Jordan — Israel, having banned the United Nations aid agency for Palestinian refugees from sending aid and staff to Gaza, is now taking unprecedented steps to de-register major nongovernmental aid groups for ideological reasons, according to several officials of humanitarian organizations.

They say the new rules threaten the ability of some of the biggest international nongovernmental organizations — known as INGOs — to send in aid or staff to both Gaza and the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

The ceasefire agreement in the Gaza war brokered this month by President Trump committed Israel to a surge in aid into Gaza, where food security experts declared famine in parts of the territory. But Israel continues to severely restrict crossings open for aid shipments and who can send aid through them. Of seven Israeli border crossings with Gaza, only two are currently open. Of those that are open, the U.N. and nongovernmental aid groups say many requests to enter Gaza are routinely rejected, without explanation.
Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing wait to cross into the Gaza Strip early on Wednesday.
Middle East conflict
Israel keeps Gaza border crossing closed while reducing aid deliveries

The Israeli military has claimed, without providing evidence, that its aid restrictions are needed for security.


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