Israel Tells Doctors Without Borders to End Its Work in Gaza

January 6, 2026

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(New York Times) – The move against the medical aid group enforces policies limiting criticism of Israel’s conduct in the war and requiring personal details about Gazan employees.

Doctors Without Borders, the international medical aid group, said Tuesday that Israel had ordered it to cease operations in the Gaza Strip after it failed to comply with new restrictions that include registration of all Gazan employees and limits on criticism of Israel’s conduct of the war.

The move threatens one of the best-known humanitarian operations in the devastated enclave. (Read More)