<article data-history-node-id="433278" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-suspend-dozens-humanitarian-group-gaza-including-msf-and-oxfam" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-suspend-dozens-humanitarian-group-gaza-including-msf-and-oxfam" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israel to suspend dozens of humanitarian groups in Gaza including MSF and Oxfam</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israel on Tuesday said that it will suspend more than three dozen humanitarian organisations, including Doctors Without Borders (MSF),&nbsp;Norwegian Refugee Council, CARE International, the International Rescue Committee, and divisions of major charities such as Oxfam and Caritas.</p> <p>Israeli authorities said that the suspension of 37 groups working in Gaza was for "failing to meet" its new rules for aid groups working in the enclave.&nbsp;</p> <p>Israel has accused MSF staff of cooperating with Hamas.</p> <p>MSF, which is one of the largest medical groups operating in Gaza, said that Israel’s decision will have a catastrophic impact on its work in the enclave, where it supports about 20 percent of the hospital beds and one-third of births. The organisation also denied Israel’s accusations about its staff.</p> <p>International organisations said Israel’s rules are arbitrary.</p> <p>The Israeli parliament on Tuesday gave final approval to legislation requiring the cutting of electricity and water supplies to the offices of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (Unrwa) in Jerusalem, with the law taking effect immediately.</p> </div> </div> </article>