Guinness World Records is no longer accepting submissions from Israel or the Palestinian territories, a Jerusalem-based NGO which helps people make voluntary kidney donations said on Wednesday.

The NGO, “Matnat Chaim” whose name means “Gift of Life” in Hebrew said it had contacted Guinness World Records regarding an event it is planning next month, which will bring together 2,000 Israeli kidney donors in the hope of having the gathering entered into the next Guinness Book of World Records.

However, the British body informed the Israeli group two months ago that it was no longer accepting submissions from Israel or the Palestinian territories, the Israeli nonprofit said.

The charity made a second appeal after the ceasefire with Hamas went into effect in October, but has not received a re

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