Rapports

Of note this week In the Gaza Strip: 39 Palestinians were reported killed (including eight children and one woman) in the Gaza Strip and 112 injured. Between 16 and 18 July, the IDF re-entered Beit Hanoun from the north and eastern…

Key developments since the last report on 12 July (1): The Palestinian death toll now stands at 100 (including 16 children) since the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched military operations inside the Gaza Strip on 28 June. The number of…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The humanitarian outlook for the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) looks extremely bleak and is predicted to worsen dramatically in the coming months. Faced with this situation, the United Nations and select non-governmental organisations have taken…

The humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate in the Gaza Strip due to shortages of electricity and water, caused by the 28 June bombing by the Israel Air Force (IAF) of the Gazan power plant, and the continued sporadic opening…

The United Nations (1) is submitting the 17th bi-weekly report on the implementation of the 15 November Agreement on Movement and Access (AMA), covering the period 28 June - 11 July 2006 inclusive. (2) The Rafah crossing has remained closed since…

Of note this period In the Gaza Strip: 56 Palestinians were killed (including nine children and one woman) in the Gaza Strip and 157 injured. Following the attack by Palestinian militants on an Israeli army post at Kerem Shalom on 25…

Key developments in the last three days (1): Between 15 and 20 Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tanks and Armored Personnel Carriers (APC) moved into the Gaza Strip from the northern border at noon today and positioned themselves in the former Nisanit…

Background The first six months of the year witnessed a marked deterioration in humanitarian conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). The outcome of the Palestinian Legislative Council elections of January 2006 left the Palestinian Authority (PA) isolated and deprived of…

Situation Report: Electricity, water and fuel supplies dwindling within the Gaza Strip - concerns over deteriorating humanitarian crisis (1) On 25 June, Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip attacked an Israeli military post at Kerem Shalom and took captive an Israel…

The humanitarian situation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip has deteriorated rapidly in 2006, a result of the fiscal crisis facing the Palestinian Authority following the election of the Hamas movement in the PLC elections and on top…