UN chief calls on Israel to reverse NGOs ban in GazaUNITED NATIONS, United States, Jan 3, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on Friday for Israel to end a ban on humanitarian agencies that provided aid in Gaza, saying he was "deeply concerned" at the development. Israel on Thursday suspended 37 foreign humanitarian organizations from accessing the Gaza Strip after they had refused to share lists of their Palestinian employees with government officials. The ban includes Doctors Without Borders (MSF), which has 1,200 staff members in the Palestinian territories -- the majority of whom are in Gaza. Several NGOS have said the requirements contravene international humanitarian law or endanger their independence. On Thursday, 18 Israel-based left-wing NGOs denounced the decision to ban their international peers, saying "the new registration framework violates core humanitarian principles of independence and neutrality."

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 03, 2026 02:41 UTC