Informes

Jenin - 2 July 2002: Israeli tanks fired at two PRCS ambulances (VW 1532 & GMC 501) and rolled over one of them yesterday evening at 9:45pm. One of the ambulances was completely destroyed and the other was partially…

The current closure and curfew imposed on all the major cities in the West Bank have severe implications on all different aspects of life in the West Bank. Most imminent is the humanitarian crisis that arises from the fact…

Background Humanitarian operations by UNRWA continued through May and June despite closures and curfews that severely hindered access to refugee camps and other Palestinian communities. Operation Defensive Shield, the Israeli military offensive in the West Bank that…

The Israeli army entered Halhul at 10:00 a.m. today, thus bringing the number of Palestinians under curfew (house arrest) to over 1/2 million. Cities under continuous Israeli curfew are as follows: Jenin (since June 18); Qalqiliya ( June 19); Betunia/…

The 29th Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers held in Khartoum, Republic of the Sudan, from 25 to 27 June, 2002, having reviewed the dangerous situation of the Palestinian people and its legitimate leadership resulting from the…

From ICRC News 02/26 "I would much rather help deliver babies than care for the victims of bomb attacks", said Yoni Yagodovsky, regional manager of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) run by the Magen David Adom (MDA) in Jerusalem.…

62/2002 Vienna, Austria - The OPEC Fund for International Development has approved a grant of US$200,000 in support of an initiative to restore basic medical services for Palestinians. Sponsored by the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA), the program aims…

IP/02/947 Brussels, 27th June 2002 - The Commission has decided to finance a €5 m programme to launch a programme providing immediate assistance to rehabilitate the administrative infrastructure of the Palestinian Authority. The main objective of this programme financed by the…

Palestine - Gaza New restrictions on movement within the West Bank and within Gaza Strip have serious consequences for humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian population. Israeli authorities have introduced a permit system in which Palestinian staff of local and international…

8 pm update - PRCS medics & patients arrested in ambulance, beaten while carrying patients to Jerusalem hospital, released from detention after ICRC intervention. Total curfew remains imposed on all major Palestinians cities. PRCS continues to provide urgently needed relief items…