Israel Is Denying Visas to Aid Groups Working with Palestinians
- Country directors among those prevented from working
- Israel says it is redoing the visa bureaucracy after Oct. 7
Israel has stopped renewing visas and work permits for scores of aid workers who provide vital support for Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza in the wake of the Oct. 7 attacks.
Faris Arouri, director of the Association of International Development Agencies, an umbrella group, said those barred include country directors and emergency response teams, as well as senior management and other expatriates working in the West Bank or coordinating matters inside Gaza.