Rapports

Nairobi - The Saudi Committee for the Palestinian People Relief has disbursed US$ 6.3 million through UN-HABITAT to help provide housing and shelter for Palestinian widows and women living in poverty in the West Bank town of Al Khalil,…

Of note this week An exceptionally high number of random or 'flying' IDF checkpoints (237) were observed this week, in particular throughout the northern West Bank. In the Qalqilya governorate, flying checkpoints were observed at eight locations on a daily…

Overview On 27 March effluent from an emergency filtration basin at the waste water treatment plant in Beit Lahia (Gaza Strip) flooded the nearby Bedouin village of Um Al Nasser killing five people and injuring 25 others (Source: Palestinian Ministry…

(New York: 28 March 2007): United Nations relief agencies are responding to the needs arising from the bursting of a sewage reservoir in an emergency filtration basin at the waste water treatment plant in Beit Lahia in Gaza. According to…

Facts on the ground At 9.30 this morning a large wave of effluence from an emergency filtration basin at the waste water treatment plant in Beit Lahia in north western Gaza flooded into the nearby Bedouin village of Um Al…

Of note this week Inter-factional fighting in the form of armed clashes and abductions occurred again this week in the Gaza Strip with one Palestinian killed and 22 injured. The main junctions in Gaza City were…

Of note this week The IDF imposed a total closure on the West Bank during the Jewish holiday of Purim between 2 - 5 March. The closure prevented Palestinians, including workers, with valid permits, from accessing East Jerusalem and Israel…

Of note this week The IDF conducted its largest scale operation in Nablus city since three years codenamed "Hot Winter". The operation concentrated on the old city of Nablus to arrest eight allegedly wanted Palestinians. During the operation the IDF…

Amman - The European Commission has made a contribution of €2,500,000 to improve living conditions of the residents in Jerash camp. This morning, the European Commission Ambassador to Jordan, Patrick Renauld, was joined by the Director of UNRWA Operations in Jordan,…

General situation In the Gaza Strip, clashes between Palestinian factions erupted again on 1 February. By the time relative calm returned three days later, at least 28 persons were dead, including two women and four children, and more than 240…