Rapports

One month on from the conflict in Gaza, aid agency Islamic Relief has distributed $3 million worth of emergency medical and food aid to the desperate people of Gaza. Islamic Relief began its emergency operation in Gaza just hours after…

Introduction On 27 December 2008, Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) launched an intensive military operation in the Gaza Strip (Operation Cast Lead), with heavy artillery and air bombardments and a subsequent ground force incursion. By the time Israel declared a…

Latest Developments since 27 Jan On 28 January, Israeli municipal authorities, accompanied by a special border police unit demolished a two-storey residence in the Beit Hanina neighborhood of East Jerusalem. Fortyfive people, including 21 children and 2 elderly, were displaced.…

The cease-fire, implemented unilaterally by Israel on 18 January, and later the same day by Hamas and other Palestinian factions, continues to hold. The cease-fire followed twenty-two days of bombardment by land, sea and air which left over 1,300…

IDS Masters student Ahmed Sourani works with PARC, the Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees, a non-governmental organisation in Gaza. Here he gives a personal view of the current conflict in Gaza with particular reference to the impact on agricultural life,…

The Disasters and Emergency Committee is today (Monday 26 January) launching a national televised appeal for urgently needed funds to help ease the desperate plight of people affected by the conflict in Gaza. The video will be broadcast tonight on ITV,…

The following information is based on reports from member states, the UN Country Team for the occupied Palestinian territory, humanitarian partners and authorities involved in the humanitarian response. 1. General Overview 1. The ceasefire in Gaza continues to…

Pretoria - A Boeing 747 carrying humanitarian aid contributed by the South African public and co-ordinated by the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Gift of the Givers Organisation, the South African Council of Churches, the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference…

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan 1. The Gaza Strip has regained calm after the ceasefire declarations by Israel and Palestinian militants. However, the series of events which began on December 19, 2008 have resulted in 1,314 fatalities and more…

The cease-fire, implemented unilaterally by Israel on 18 January, and later the same day by Hamas and other Palestinian factions, continues to hold. Israel withdrew the last of its forces from the Gaza Strip on 21 January. The cease-fire…