Informes

The United Nations (1) is submitting the 36th bi-weekly report on the implementation of the 15 November 2005 Agreement on Movement and Access (AMA), covering the period 21 March - 03 April 2007 inclusive (2). 1. Overall Progress: Rafah functioned…

Overview On 27 March effluent from an emergency filtration basin at the waste water treatment plant in Beit Lahia (Gaza Strip) flooded the nearby Bedouin village of Um Al Nasser killing five people and injuring 25 others (Source: Palestinian Ministry…

Of note this week Two Palestinians, including one child, were killed by the IDF and a further 32 injured in the West Bank this week. The relatively high numbers of Palestinian casualties were recorded during IDF operations and clashes with…

Overview- Key Issues Healthcare workers intensify West Bank industrial action Palestinian Authority (PA) health care workers announced the escalation of strike action in the West Bank on 21 March. The intensification of industrial action, which first began on 16 February, followed the…

By Mark Poston, DFID On 25 January 2006, the Palestinian Legislative Council election was won by the rejectionist Palestinian group Hamas. The result was a surprise to many, not least Hamas itself. But the sense that Fatah had failed to…

The United Nations(1) is submitting the 35th bi-weekly report on the implementation of the 15 November 2005 Agreement on Movement and Access (AMA), covering the period 7-20 March 2007 inclusive.(2) 1. Overall Progress: Rafah crossing was open for 7 days…

Background The Beit Lahia waste-water treatment plant is located in the northern Gaza strip. The plant is designed to serve up to 50,000 habitants. The total population of the area served by the plant is now around 190,000- according to…

Of note this week An UNRWA convoy carrying the Director of UNRWA Operations in Gaza was attacked by a group of armed masked gunmen in the northern Gaza Strip. The convoy escaped unharmed despite numerous shots being fired at the…

Of note this week Inter-factional fighting in the form of armed clashes and abductions occurred again this week in the Gaza Strip with one Palestinian killed and 22 injured. The main junctions in Gaza City were…

Of note this week The IDF imposed a total closure on the West Bank during the Jewish holiday of Purim between 2 - 5 March. The closure prevented Palestinians, including workers, with valid permits, from accessing East Jerusalem and Israel…