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Israel to ban 37 aid groups operating in Gaza

An Israeli military excavator tears down one of 25 residential buildings earmarked for demolition in the Nur Shams camp Palestinian refugees east of the northern Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Tulkarem, amid an ongoing offensives in the occupied-West Bank on December 31, 2025. [AFP]

Israel plans to ban 37 aid organisations from operating in Gaza from Thursday unless they hand over detailed information on their Palestinian staff, despite mounting criticism from the United Nations and the European Union.

Several NGOs have told AFP the new rules will have a major impact on food and medical shipments to Gaza, and humanitarian groups warn there is already not enough aid to cover the devastated territory's needs.

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