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Israel to bar 37 aid groups as UK and EU warn of severe impact in Gaza

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Wyllow3 Thu 01-Jan-26 08:19:14

I have felt that I - and the world - seems to have forgotten the plight of those in Gaza.

I want to bring them into the light and hope that somehow the forgotten are remembered and there can be some resolution.

But this latest action fills me with horror.

For god's sake, they are intending to ban Medicin Sans Frontiere amongst the groups. of all the internationally respected groups they have to be one of the most significant and they do not "play politics".

"Israel is to revoke the licences of 37 international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) working in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, saying they failed to meet 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 to end within 60 days.

Israel said they had, among other things, failed to hand over "complete" personal details of their staff.

The INGOs said that could put them at risk.

The move was condemned by 10 countries, which said the rules would have a severe impact on access to essential services.
In a joint statement, the foreign ministers of the UK, France, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Japan, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland said INGOs were integral to the humanitarian response in Gaza and that any attempt to stem their ability to operate was "unacceptable".

The Humanitarian Country Team of the Occupied Palestinian Territory - a forum that brings together UN agencies and more than 200 local and international NGOs - urged the Israeli authorities to reconsider the registration decisions.

It has said INGOs run or support most of Gaza's field hospitals and primary healthcare centres, emergency shelter responses, water and sanitation services, nutrition stabilisation centres for children with acute malnutrition, and critical mine action activities

www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1evp7weyv2o

btw, before someone slams the BBC for doing this as pro Palestinian as per ususal,

it has appeared in many newspapers - I've checked - but are behind a paywall, otherwise I would give you references

Wyllow3 Fri 02-Jan-26 12:23:25

Anniebach

Wyllow you have links explaining what ‘ land grabbing extremists’ caused the Holocaust ? Too important to move on from surely, what caused the deaths of millions which caused the cry from the world * never again *

And please not to distract from the detailed information posted on my long post above by "making it personal". I wont respond again - its a "look at the Squirrel" post.

Fallingstar Fri 02-Jan-26 13:36:45

Anniebach

Fallingstar What oppressions caused the Holocaust ?

I really don’t understand your question.
It appears to have no bearing on the actual discussion.
And take it from someone who lost some of the previous generation in the Holocaust, I actually don’t think it is something to use merely to further your point. Whatever your point is.

hoomee29 Fri 02-Jan-26 13:37:11

Are you seriously suggesting that a work of fiction written in 1983, written 46 years ago, however good, is a valuable reference point to discuss the current conflict

Yes

AGAA4 Fri 02-Jan-26 13:44:31

hoomee29

*Are you seriously suggesting that a work of fiction written in 1983, written 46 years ago, however good, is a valuable reference point to discuss the current conflict*

Yes

Many on these threads have studied the history of the region and the conflicts from historians and many other sources.
To rely on a work of fiction written by one man for your information seems rather strange.

Anniebach Fri 02-Jan-26 14:05:25

Quote Fallingstar Fri 02-Jan-26 13:36:45
Anniebach
Fallingstar What oppressions caused the Holocaust ?
I really don’t understand your question.
It appears to have no bearing on the actual discussion.
And take it from someone who lost some of the previous generation in the Holocaust, I actually don’t think it is something to use merely to further your point. Whatever your point is.

Asking a question on your statement that you had lost previous generations in the Holocaust and spoken of causes of conflicts , I wasn’t making a point, I asked a question of you relating to your opinions you shared

Wyllow3 Fri 02-Jan-26 14:08:40

I think its more than timely to move this thread on if wanted with a summary of the situation in Gaza and any peace possibilities published by the neutral Human Rights Research Center.

Dated December 29th 2025 so just days ago

www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/with-second-stage-of-peace-deal-on-the-horizon-the-israel-hamas-ceasefire-is-increasingly-fragile

It needs detailed reading, but gives news of very current attacks on Gazans and the stated ambition of those within the regime to actually build Israeli settlements in Gaza

400 people in Gaza have been killed since the "peace". of course its better to have the peace than what has gone before, but what will the outcomes be for further talks?

A day before the explosion in the Rafah al-Janina neighbourhood, in the settlement of Beit El in the West Bank, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stated, “We are deep inside Gaza and we will never leave Gaza,” and indicated the possibility of building Israeli settlements in northern Gaza

These compounding crises have only further aggravated the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in the strip, which is continuing to place pressure on the already stretched beyond capacity healthcare system, as well as humanitarian and operations

This second phase, which is intended to begin in January 2026, involves both the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza and the progressive demilitarization of Hamas and other militant groups in the enclave. However, the ambiguity in the descriptions of the duties of this phase has led to a stalemate. For example, Hamas has stated they will only turn over their arms once a Palestinian state has been established and control of the territory is granted back to the Palestinians, which Israel has unequivocally said it will not allow

So the current regime response is to try and curb more aid organisations as well as speculating about settling in Gaza?

Meanwhile, much trouble within Israel, that we are not hearing about - resolving the issue of those refusing conscription

www.instagram.com/reel/DSoqsfXjUOV/

And large anti Netanyahu demonstrations in December:

See the Times of Israel for all the details of the demonstration in the picture

www.timesofisrael.com/thousands-set-to-rally-against-netanyahu-and-qatargate-treason-in-weekly-protests/

Maremia Fri 02-Jan-26 14:30:31

I read your post Fallingstar, with great interest. Thanks.

Maremia Fri 02-Jan-26 14:31:23

Heading out just now Wyllow, but will come back and read your links.