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Israel says ban on aid groups operating in Gaza to hit 37 organisations

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Israel has said that 37 aid organisations will be banned from operating in Gaza starting on Thursday, unless they comply with its new guidelines requiring detailed information on Palestinian staff.

“They refuse to provide lists of their Palestinian employees… They will have to fully and transparently meet all established criteria. No shortcuts, no tricks,” Gilad Zwick, spokesman for the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism, told AFP, giving names of 37 NGOs who had so far failed to meet the new requirements.

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