Israel bars 30 Gaza aid groups for rule breach

ISRAEL has suspended humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders from operating in Gaza.

- MELANIE LIDMAN

DWB is one of 30 organisations accused by Tel Aviv of failing to follow rules to stop infiltration by Hamas and militants.

But the aid groups warned that the ban would harm civilians desperately in need of aid.

Israel has claimed throughout the war that Hamas was siphoning off aid supplies - a charge the group denies.