Doctors and aid workers largely became the de facto journalists on the ground in Gaza when Israel banned international news media and began systematically assassinating Gaza-based Palestinian journalists. So Israel wants to get rid of those de facto reporters to hide its crimes.
By Caitlin Johnstone
CaitlinJohnstone.com
January 2, 2026
Israel has banned 37 aid groups from working in the Palestinian territories, citing plainly spurious reasons.