‘The Israeli regime has denied entry permits to some 50 patients from the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip because the words “State of Palestine” were written on the letterhead of their application.

The Israeli regime does not recognize the Palestinian state and voted against a UN General Assembly resolution in 2012 that gave de facto recognition to a sovereign Palestinian state.

On Wednesday, Major Guy Inbar, a spokesman for the military-run authority that handles entry permits, said, “On Sunday (the Palestinians) filed a range of requests … on a document that said ‘State of Palestine’. On the spot, we returned it to them, saying they should refile the request on appropriate paperwork.”’

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