Embrace signs joint statement as Israel threatens to ban major aid organisations in Gaza
We have signed a joint statement with over 100 other global organisations, including two of our partners - Caritas Jerusalem and the Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees - that is calling for an end to Israel’s ‘weaponisation of aid’:
Gaza: Israel threatens to ban major aid organisations as starvation deepens
100 organisations call for an end to Israel’s weaponisation of aid
14 August 2025
“Despite claims by Israeli authorities that there is no limit on humanitarian aid entering Gaza, most major international NGOs have been unable to deliver a single truck of lifesaving supplies since 2 March.
Instead of clearing the growing backlog of goods, Israeli authorities have rejected requests from dozens of NGOs to bring in lifesaving goods, citing that these organisations are ‘not authorised to deliver aid’. In July alone, over 60 requests were denied under this justification.
The obstruction has left millions of dollars’ worth of food, medicine, water, and shelter items stranded in warehouses across Jordan and Egypt, while Palestinians are being starved…”
