Israel bans Doctors Without Borders and 40+ aid groups from Gaza and West Bank, halting international aid and threatening clinic closures.

Israel has banned Doctors Without Borders and about 40 other international aid groups from operating in Gaza and the West Bank, citing security and transparency concerns. The move blocks international staff and aid, forcing MSF to rely on overstretched local workers with limited supplies and expertise. The Gaza City clinic, which treated nearly a million people last year—half the population—faces closure, threatening care for war-wounded patients, including children like 14-year-old Mohammed Ibrahim, who survived a famine-related accident. Aid groups say they cannot comply with Israel’s demand to disclose staff identities, fearing endangerment, especially after over 400 aid workers were killed. The restrictions risk collapsing Gaza’s already devastated health system.