Informes

Key issues Violence has increased in the oPt, and particularly in the Gaza Strip. In October 2006, 60 Palestinians were killed and 180 were injured in Israeli-Palestinian violence. The number of casualties1 was considerably higher than during…

General situation The Gaza Strip remained tense over the past week. Inter-Palestinian clashes in the northern Strip and Israeli military operations in the north and south continued to affect the Palestinian population, while rockets launched into Israel injured four civilians. The…

Executive Summary The occupied Palestinian Territories have a low HDI, and ranks number 102 in the 2005 Human Development report (UNDP 2005), with 67% of the population living below the monetary poverty line. In 2006, the unemployment is given as…

LIFE's four month long family sponsorship program has recently completed its third phase of development. LIFE's four month long family sponsorship program has recently completed its third phase of development. 1000 Food baskets have been delivered to 1000 Palestinian families…

Ramallah, West Bank - More than 250 Palestinian communities will receive food commodities through a new grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The new USAID contribution of $27.41 million combined with the USAID's earlier assistance of $8…

General situation A series of demonstrations, together with growing tensions between Hamas and Fatah supporters, culminated on Sunday October 1 in armed clashes between their respective security forces on the streets of Gaza City and Khan Younis. The fighting left…

The humanitarian situation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip continued to deteriorate in 2006. The primary causes of this deterioration were Israeli access and security restrictions and the military incursions together with the Palestinian Authority (PA) fiscal crisis (freezing…

Ramallah, West Bank - Palestinian communities throughout the West Bank and Gaza will receive food commodities through a new grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). With this $24.6 million grant, the US government has now funded 35…

General situation The past week was marked by growing tension inside the Gaza Strip, as the economic situation continued to deteriorate and civil servant salaries remained unpaid. The people living in southern Gaza were particularly affected by the incursions and…

We are all aware of the humanitarian crisis that the Palestinian people in the West Bank and Gaza have been experiencing for decades. This crisis has been exacerbated as a result of recent election outcomes. It appears that these…