Israel has said 37 aid organisations will be banned from operating in Gaza from today unless they comply with guidelines requiring detailed information on Palestinian staff, drawing criticism from the United Nations and the European Union.
Several NGOs have said the new rules will have a major impact on food and medical shipments to Gaza, at a time when humanitarian organisations say the amount of aid getting in is inadequate to the devastated territory’s needs.
Israel’s deadline for NGOs to provide the details expired on Wednesday midnight.
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