RAMALLAH, June 9, 2026 (WAFA) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates on Tuesday condemned the Israeli Supreme Court’s rejection of a petition submitted by international non-governmental organizations against the so-called law on registration of international organizations, describing it as a dangerous decision targeting international humanitarian work.
The ministry said the ruling once again confirms the occupation authorities’ determination to restrict the access of humanitarian aid even in the occupied West Bank, and reflects its continued policies of genocide, displacement and starvation, as well as obstruction of the work of international institutions in the occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem.
It stressed that the occupation courts are an integral part of a declared system of oppression against the Palestinian people, their rights, and the institutions working with them.
The ministry stressed that implementing this law in its current form would prevent dozens of international and relief organizations from operating, and would significantly limit their ability to respond to the growing humanitarian needs of the Palestinian people, particularly in light of what the Gaza Strip is enduring of mass killing, starvation and systematic destruction of infrastructure, as well as the ongoing financial and military siege on the West Bank, alongside colonist terrorism and their escalating attacks against Palestinian citizens.
The ministry stressed that this law threatens the entire international humanitarian system and sets a dangerous precedent that allows the occupying power to use domestic legislation to obstruct the work of international humanitarian organizations.
It said this would not be limited to the occupied Palestinian Territory, but could extend its impact to other conflict and humanitarian crisis areas around the world, in a clear challenge to international law and the principles upon which the global humanitarian system is based.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates stressed that Israel, as an unlawful occupying power, has no legal authority to impose arbitrary measures that obstruct the work of humanitarian and international institutions in the occupied Palestinian Territory.
It said these policies constitute a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law and the obligations incumbent upon the occupying power, as well as international rules and norms that guarantee the freedom of humanitarian work, the delivery of aid to civilians in need, and the protection of humanitarian personnel.
The ministry called on the international community to reject this law and its ensuing measures, considering it an attack on the international humanitarian system and a direct challenge to the agreements and conventions adopted by states over many years, which form the basis of the international order founded on the rule of law.
It urged urgent and effective steps to ensure the continued operation of international organizations and to protect their humanitarian mission in the occupied Palestinian Territory.
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