Palestine, Dec. 22 -- Israel's new registration rules for international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) risk leaving hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza without lifesaving health care in 2026, warns Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF).

MSF is one of the largest medical organizations operating in Gaza today. The new requirements threaten to withdraw registration from INGOs beginning January 1, 2026. This non-registration would prevent organizations, including MSF, from providing essential services to people in Gaza and the West Bank.

After two years of war that leveled most of Gaza's infrastructure and left people homeless, Palestinians in Gaza are nearly fully reliant on aid for basic survival. With Gaza's ...