Rapports

Rafah Terminal, located on the Egyptian/Gaza Strip border, has been closed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) since 12 December 2004. This closure came in the immediate aftermath of an attack in the terminal area by Palestinian militants that…

Ramallah, West Bank - The American government is releasing $2 million to the "Palestine for Credit & Development" organization, FATEN, to support micro-finance activities for Palestinian women. The $2 million will be used to provide small loans to an estimated 3,000…

Casualties Palestinians: Deaths: 26 Injured: 62 (approximate) Israelis: Deaths: 8 Injured: 27 (approximate) Sources: OCHA FCU, PRCS, UNRWA, WHO, IDF website, Israeli MoFA. 2. Incidents involving ambulances and medical teams West Bank: Denial of access: 0 Delay (30 minutes): 2 Shooting/Damage…

Ramallah (dpa) - The Palestinian Authority will incorporate renegade armed groups belonging to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' ruling Fatah movement into its official security forces, a Palestinian official reported Monday. "The al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades will be protected and will be fully…

1 - 15 January/2005 Introduction The report includes summary of results of the information and update for communities surveyed during the previous two weeks. The section includes four major tables with brief comments on the data presented in these tables. Summary of…

HEBRON, West Bank - The American government is constructing a $2.4 million sewage pre-treatment facility that will help protect more than 480,000 people in the Hebron area from diseases associated with raw sewage flooding, U.S. aid officials announced Friday. The wastewater…

SG/SM/9676 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan: The Secretary-General condemns the Palestinian terror attack that caused the death of six Israeli civilians and injury to four others at the Karni crossing between Israel and…

Gaza/Tel Aviv (dpa) - Israel will keep its border terminal with the central Gaza Strip closed until the Palestinian Authority (PA) improves security on its side of the crossing, Israel Radio reported early Friday. The radio quoted the Israel Airports Authority,…

Tel Aviv - The American people are financing the construction of an emergency pipeline that will bring fresh, clean water to 150,000 people in Gaza, U.S. aid officials announced Wednesday. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is funding the…

On January 6, I arrived in Jerusalem to join other observers representing The Carter Center and National Democratic Institute (NDI) in observing the Palestinian election of their president. At the airport I first met with Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom,…