Doha: The new Israeli procedures regarding the registration of international non-governmental organizations and obtaining work permits in Gaza and the West Bank could deprive hundreds of thousands of Palestinians of access to life-saving healthcare, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned in a statement on Monday.

According to Qatar News Agency, the statement stressed that the requirements imposed by the occupation threaten to revoke the registration of organizations starting from January 1, 2026, noting that the humanitarian response in the Strip is already restricted and cannot withstand further dismantling.

Non-compliance with these measures would inhibit the organizations' capability, including MSF itself, to continue providing fundamental services to the Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, the statement cautioned.

It further indicated that losing the capability of access to those in need by independent humanitarian organizations amid the massive devastation that gripped the health system in the Gaza enclave constitutes a realistic catastrophe.

Throughout the past year, MSF had been able to provide healthcare for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, including hundreds of millions of liters of water, at a time when the organization strives to enlarge its scope of activities and support the health system that had been exposed to wide decimation in Gaza.

The Israeli occupation coerced dozens of humanitarian organizations operating in the occupied Gaza Strip and the West Bank to cease their activities, thereby intensifying the conditions of their access to Gaza and the West Bank.

According to the occupation, these organizations are obliged to present broader details about their personnel and their families, a measure that was endorsed last March, compelling those organizations to present a huge bulk of documents.