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Israel set to halt operations of international aid groups in Gaza/West Bank; petition filed at Supreme Court
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Seventeen international aid groups petitioned Israel’s Supreme Court for an urgent injunction to suspend the government’s March 1 ban on 37 aid groups operating in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Why it matters
The Israeli government has stated it will ban 37 aid groups from working in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem effective March 1. Seventeen international aid groups say they have filed a petition to Israel’s Supreme Court seeking an urgent suspension and an interim injunction pending full judicial review. If implemented on schedule, the ban would remove or constrain operational presence for a large set of humanitarian actors, affecting service continuity and contracting/logistics arrangements tied to those organizations. The court’s interim decision becomes the immediate gating event for whether operations can continue past March 1.
Implications
- • Aid delivery capacity may drop abruptly on March 1 absent court relief
- • Operational access for 37 NGOs becomes contingent on Supreme Court interim order
- • Funding, staffing, and supplier contracts tied to banned NGOs face disruption
- • Coordination among remaining humanitarian actors may be forced to reallocate coverage
Who is affected
- • International humanitarian NGOs named in/covered by the 37-group ban
- • Palestinian civilians relying on NGO-delivered services in Gaza/West Bank/East Jerusalem
- • UN agencies and local partners coordinating with affected NGOs
- • Suppliers, contractors, and staff employed by affected aid organizations
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