NGOs say Israel uses blockades and bureaucratic red tape to prevent needed humanitarian aid from reaching the war-ravaged population in Gaza

Aid packages parachute down near Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on August 14, 2025. New Israeli legislation regulating foreign aid groups has increasingly been used to deny their requests to bring supplies into Gaza, a joint letter signed by more than 100 groups said on August 14. (Photos: AFP)

As France prepares to airdrop another 36 tonnes of aid into Gaza by next week, more than 100 NGOs have accused Israel of "weaponising" relief supplies. They say new registration rules have left goods stuck in Jordan and Egypt while Palestinians face starvation.