LIVE: Israel's ban on 37 aid groups kicks in, Gaza starts 2026 with despair
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LIVE: Israel's ban on 37 aid groups kicks in, Gaza starts 2026 with despair
"Live updatesLive updates, Severe weather warning is issued by the Palestinian Meteorological Department, with heavy rain and hail expected across Palestine. Israel's decision to revoke the licences of 37 international NGOs, including Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, has come into effect as the Israeli government pushes to demonise organisations that assist Palestinians, among them United Nations agencies, with unproven accusations of links to Hamas."
"People in Gaza have started 2026 not with hope or certainty, but with despair as they face more Israeli restrictions amid a humanitarian catastrophe, Al Jazeera's Hani Mahmoud reports from Gaza City."
The Palestinian Meteorological Department issued a severe weather warning predicting heavy rain and hail across Palestine. Israel revoked the licences of 37 international NGOs, including Doctors Without Borders (MSF), with the revocations taking immediate effect. The Israeli government is pushing to demonise organisations that assist Palestinians, including United Nations agencies, by levelling unproven accusations of links to Hamas. Residents of Gaza began 2026 facing despair and uncertainty as increased Israeli restrictions compounded an already severe humanitarian catastrophe. Humanitarian access and aid operations are under pressure as weather hazards and political measures converge on vulnerable populations.
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