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Posted on February 27, 2026
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Israel’s Supreme Court has temporarily blocked the government from enforcing new registration rules that would have forced 37 international aid NGOs to halt Gaza/West Bank operations unless they disclosed detailed Palestinian staff data. The injunction keeps most activities running while the court r
JERUSALEM, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Israel's Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked the government from shuttering the Gaza operations of dozens of aid organizations which petitioned the court in a dispute over new Israeli rules requiring them to name Palestinian staff.
(Reporting by Rami Ayyub in Jerusalem and Olivia Le Poidevin in Geneva; editing by Philippa Fletcher)
It issued a temporary injunction allowing NGOs to continue most activities while the court considers their petition.
Rules requiring certain international organizations to name Palestinian staff, with operations to be halted within 60 days if they did not agree.
Israel ordered 37 international organizations to halt work in Gaza and the occupied West Bank unless they agreed to the new rules.
They said sharing staff information could pose a safety risk, noting that hundreds of aid workers have been killed or injured during the war in Gaza.
Israel said the registrations were meant to prevent diversions of aid by Palestinian armed groups, a claim that aid agencies dispute as substantial diversion.
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