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Highlights The initial 72-hour-long ceasefire that began on 11 August, is holding so far. In spite of some initial rocket fire between Israel and Gaza during the final hours of the ceasefire on 13 August, the ceasefire…
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Highlights A new five-day ceasefire came into effect at 00.01am on 14 August local time, with a view to allowing more time for negotiations between Palestine and Israel at the Egypt-mediated talks. The new truce follows a…
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Highlights The 72-hour cease-fire will end tomorrow with no clarity about the immediate future. The number of IDP is still high as a final ceasefire deal is still uncertain. The MIRA assessment process has started. Poultry farmers have been severly…
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Violence has left harvesting and fishing activities in disarray, caused price spikes for key food items 14 August 2014, Rome - The fighting in Gaza has forced farmers and herders to abandon their lands and has paralysed…
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The Disasters Emergency Committee is warning that with debate about the Gaza crisis sometimes falling into anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, the undoubted need to provide help to hundreds of thousands of people in desperate need could be…
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Highlights Unless renewed, the 72 hours ceasefire will expire today 13 August at midnight local time. The resumption of hostilities is a possibility as there is currently no sign of a breakthrough in the Egypt mediated talks…
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Al-Bireh, 13/08/2014: Tens of volunteers and staff working with the PRCS’ Disaster Management Unit in the Gaza Strip have distributed urgent relief aid to around 7914 families (47,574 persons) living in UNRWA and public schools-turned-shelters in…
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Silver Spring, MD August 13, 2014 – The Global Communities team in Gaza continues to provide emergency assistance to those who have been effected by the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. To date, Global Communities assistance…
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By Sarah Marzouk HelpAge International and our local partners on the ground are responding to older people's most urgent needs in Gaza. HelpAge response Our response so far has included: Visits by our trained volunteers to communities to talk…
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13 Aug 2014 – CBM, along with its partners in Gaza, has been successful in supporting 2100 families, including more than 300 families of persons with disabilities. CBM response Distribution Ready-to-eat food parcels and hygiene kits have been distributed…
