Overview
- MSF announced Friday it will not provide Israeli authorities with staff lists for Gaza and the occupied territories after failing to secure concrete safety and data‑use assurances.
- The group said it had considered a limited disclosure under strict conditions, including administrative‑only use of data, retention of HR authority, and an end to communications it says undermine staff safety.
- Israel withdrew licenses on January 1 for 37 international organisations and set a two‑month window to comply with new registration rules or halt operations in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
- The regulations require sensitive information such as passport copies, CVs and family members’ names; Israeli officials frame the measures as security safeguards to prevent diversion or militant infiltration.
- MSF warns expulsion would severely disrupt care, noting it provided 800,000 consultations in 2025 and supported significant shares of births and hospital beds, while aid groups cite staff safety risks after extensive casualties among health workers.