Israel will revoke the licenses of 37 aid organisations from operating in Gaza and the West Bank, stating the groups have failed to meet the requirements under new registration rules.
ActionAid, International Rescue Committee, Médecins Sans Frontières and Norwegian Refugee Council are among the aid agencies which will have their licences suspended on 1 January - with their operations coming to an end within 60 days.
Israel said they had failed to hand over complete personal details of their Palestinian and international staff.
The announcement by the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs comes as fierce storms have destroyed thousands of tents in Gaza.
The move was condemned by 10 countries, which said the rules would have a severe impact on access to essential services in Gaza.
Ministers from the UK, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Japan, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland have also called for the opening of crossings to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza.
In a report released by the UK’s Foreign Office it said that “1.3 million people still require urgent support. More than half of health facilities are only partially functional and face shortages of essential medical equipment and supplies”.
The European Union’s humanitarian chief has said Israel is “blocking life-saving aid” from reaching Gaza, while the UN’s human rights chief has said this makes “an already intolerable situation even worse”.
Israel says items have been blocked from entering Gaza on the basis that they may be used by Hamas to rebuild tunnels or for military purposes.
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Middle East tensions remain high as the U.S. and Iran exchange strikes while signalling progress towards a possible deal. Clashes around the Strait of Hormuz continue, raising fears of escalation despite ongoing diplomatic efforts.
The United States and Iran have traded fresh strikes, with the U.S. hitting military sites and Iran launching missiles and drones at bases and ships near the Strait of Hormuz. Shipping remains active, but tensions are rising as calls grow for restraint and renewed talks.
A London court has handed down lengthy sentences to activists from campaign group Palestine Action, who raided an Israeli-owned arms company in the UK.
Iran has strongly condemned the renewed U.S. attacks on Thursday as a violation of the UN Charter, saying Washington has rendered its ceasefire deal struck in April with Tehran meaningless.
Mexico and South Africa meet in Thursday’s World Cup opener in Mexico City, with both teams approaching the match from very different positions but facing their own pressures.
SpaceX has made history with the largest initial public offering ever in the United States, pricing its shares at $135 each and achieving a market valuation of $1.77 trillion.
SpaceX made a historic entrance into the Nasdaq on Friday, surging over 20% in its first day of trading and lifting its valuation to more than $2 trillion. Investors flocked to the world’s largest IPO, betting on Elon Musk’s sprawling empire spanning rockets, AI and beyond.
While France hosts next week’s Group of Seven summit, businesses in neighbouring Switzerland have already begun taking precautions, with many shops in Geneva boarded up ahead of a large anti-G7 demonstration expected on Sunday.
Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly’s Monaco Grand Prix podium has been reinstated after Alpine successfully challenged his post-race penalties through a Right of Review request with the FIA.
A London court has handed down lengthy sentences to activists from campaign group Palestine Action, who raided an Israeli-owned arms company in the UK.
Sierra Leone’s First Lady, Fatima Jabbe-Bio, has lost her London social housing flat after a UK council seized it.
SpaceX made a historic entrance into the Nasdaq on Friday, surging over 20% in its first day of trading and lifting its valuation to more than $2 trillion. Investors flocked to the world’s largest IPO, betting on Elon Musk’s sprawling empire spanning rockets, AI and beyond.
Ukraine will increase military wages and expand recruitment of foreign volunteers, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Friday, as the armed forces face a critical personnel shortage after more than four years of war with Russia.
Poland will receive a new $4 billion loan from the United States through the Foreign Military Financing (FMF) programme, strengthening defence ties between the two NATO allies as Warsaw continues a major military modernisation drive.
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