Israel’s Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Ministry announced it is moving to terminate the activities of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders, MSF) in the Gaza Strip, citing what it described as a serious and ongoing violation of registration and transparency requirements for international humanitarian organizations.

According to the ministry, which leads an inter-ministerial team overseeing the registration and supervision of international organizations operating in Judea, Samaria, and Gaza, the French non-governmental organization (NGO) failed to submit required lists of local employees, a condition applied to all humanitarian groups operating in the area. Officials said the requirement is meant to prevent aid frameworks from being exploited by Hamas.

In early January, MSF committed to transferring the employee lists, later indicating that the lists would be submitted by January 27. However, despite that public commitment, the lists were never provided. The ministry added that MSF subsequently informed authorities it does not intend to proceed with the registration process at all.