Trailblazing Iraqi-Canadian activist Yanar Mohammed killed outside Baghdad home
The feminist leader's death is a devastating loss for women's rights movements in Iraq and around the world, say advocates.
The feminist leader's death is a devastating loss for women's rights movements in Iraq and around the world, say advocates.
Aid organizations from around the world came together to launch a formal petition to the Israeli High Court earlier this week.
As part of a new registration requirement with the Israeli authorities, humanitarian aid organizations were required to provide personal information of Palestinian and international aid staff working in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Several aid organizations around the world refused to do so, and are now being told to cease operations by Israeli authorities.
In a statement released on Jan. 30, 2026, Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières confirmed that “no staff information has been shared with the Israeli authorities in this process.” On Feb. 1, 2026, several media outlets reported that Israel will terminate the aid organization’s licence to operate in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Israeli authorities made registration of all staff a requirement for humanitarian aid groups to continue operating in Palestine. Many organizations that Future of Good spoke with said this was a “red line” they would not be crossing.
Save the Children International says they hope the move will mean more funding will flow directly to local organizations and that other INGOs are likely to follow suit.
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While commercial goods and trucks are passing through Gaza’s borders, humanitarian aid supplies are still awaiting authorization, said Oxfam Quebec’s Léa Pelletier-Marcotte.
A ceasefire was called between Israel and Hamas earlier this week, including provisions to open the border to aid organizations
Adhering to international humanitarian law is our obligation as UN members, say the aid agencies