Informes

Gaza, 10/7/2004 (17:00): A Military Medical Services' (MMS) ambulance was subjected to direct and intensive Israeli Army gunfire, while attempting to evacuate injuries in Sheikh Ajleen area. Ammunition fire penetrated the ambulance from all directions, causing damage to the ambulance. Further…

Executive Summary Internal displacement in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (Occupied Territories) has largely been the result of house demolitions and land confiscation by the government of Israel. Since Israel's occupation of the Gaza Strip and the West…

The ICRC has been particularly active in Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip, since an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) operation began there on 29 June. While continuing to monitor the humanitarian situation in all parts of the town, the…

Envoys from the United Nations, United States, European Union and Russian Federation emphasized their support for a lasting solution to the Middle East conflict during meetings today with senior Palestinian officials in Ramallah. In a statement following talks with Prime Minister…

MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ALEXANDER DOWNER AA 04 047 6 July 2004 I am pleased to announce that Australia will contribute $1 million towards the World Bank's multi-donor public financial management reform trust fund for the West Bank and Gaza. The…

During this reporting period, the Israeli Army has continued to violate International Humanitarian Law and Fundamental Human Rights, by restricting freedom of movement to Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) ambulances and its medical teams. Delays, denial of access and arbitrary…

Press Release No. HQ/G/21/2004 JERUSALEM - The actress and human rights activist Vanessa Redgrave has made an appeal to the international community to increase its emergency humanitarian assistance to Palestinians suffering in the occupied Palestinian territory and to the Government…

GA/PAL/961 (Received from a UN Information Officer.) CAPE TOWN, 1 July -- Representatives of civil society concerned with the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict met in Cape Town today to explore the role of civil society in supporting a peaceful solution…

A ruling by Israel's Supreme Court Wednesday said parts of the West Bank fence were illegal. By Ben Lynfield | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor JERUSALEM -- A landmark ruling by Israel's Supreme Court ordering the rerouting of parts of…

Summary WFP began operating in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) in 1991 when a series of smallscale interventions targeting specific vulnerable groups were implemented through local Palestinian institutions. Throughout the 1990s and up to 2002, WFP activities ranged from relief, recovery…