Due to security risks... "Doctors Without Borders" refuses to share its staff data in Gaza with Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv insisted on its position calling for data registration under the pretext of "preventing aid from reaching Hamas elements." The charity organization "Doctors Without Borders" announced on Friday its categorical refusal to provide lists of its staff names requested by Tel Aviv as a condition for its continued work in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

The international organization clarified that this decision came after failing to obtain real guarantees for the safety of its team, emphasizing that disclosing staff data under the current circumstances could expose their lives to direct danger, especially with hundreds of relief workers killed and injured during the two-year ongoing war.

This stance follows a deadline given by Israeli authorities to 37 international organizations, including "Doctors Without Borders," to comply with new rules that include sharing personal information of employees with the Occupation Ministry for Diaspora Affairs, otherwise their humanitarian activities in the Palestinian territories will be halted.

Despite the organization initially showing flexibility by offering to share a partial list of those who voluntarily agreed, its statement today confirmed that it was impossible to reach an understanding with the Israeli occupation authorities regarding the required protection for these employees.

For its part, Tel Aviv insisted on its position calling for data registration under the pretext of "preventing aid from reaching Hamas elements," which relief organizations denied outright, considering this measure aims to restrict humanitarian work.

In a related context, the Ministry of Health in Gaza supported this approach, announcing its complete refusal to share medical staff data with partner institutions, due to the threat this poses to their personal security and the safety of their families.

"Doctors Without Borders" warned that banning its work would have a "devastating impact" on the already dilapidated health system in Gaza and the West Bank, where the organization plays a pivotal role in supporting hospitals and providing urgent care to the injured.

It affirmed that insisting on these rejected conditions puts the fate of thousands of patients and injured people at risk, amidst a humanitarian crisis described as the worst globally.