Reports

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Approximately 27,000 Palestine refugees were displaced from Nahr el-Bared camp (NBC) and its adjacent areas in northern Lebanon in mid-2007, as a result of the conflict between the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the extremist Fatah Al-Islam…

SOLIDAR Secretary General Conny Reuter and International Cooperation Coordinator Andrea Maksimovic, together with Sergio Bassoli the Chair of the International Cooperation Committee are currently on a visit to Israel and Palestine. The four-day mission encompasses meetings with SOLIDAR member organisations…

August Overview This month, the fragile space for human rights and dignity left to Palestinians in the oPt was further affected by the increasing tension between the two Palestinian authorities in Ramallah and in Gaza, as well as by the…

This report covers the period 01/01/2008 to 30/06/2008. In brief Programmes purpose: The purpose of the programmes is to respond to the needs of the most vulnerable people in occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) and the Palestinian refugees in the Diaspora. Programmes summary: Despite…

July Overview Thousands of Palestinian civilians were directly affected by protection incidents, including people killed, injured, arrested, displaced or affected by the closure of institutions providing aid. In the West Bank, 221 unarmed civilians, including 44 children, were injured by Israeli security…

PR/028/2008 Jerusalem - The European Union has provided a further €4.7 million (over NIS 25 million) to help the Palestinian Authority to settle bills owed to the private sector. Through this assistance, the European Union provides critical support to both…

Ceasefire The ceasefire that took effect on June created a sense of optimism that after more than a year of heavy restrictions on movement and economic activity, goods and fuel might be able to enter Gaza more freely. By the…

Introduction The first half of 2008 saw further deterioration in living conditions across much of the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), despite the resumption of negotiations between the parties to the conflict following the November 2007 Annapolis Conference and their stated determination…

Overview - Key Issues Update on Gaza The Ceasefire On 19 June, a six-month ceasefire agreement took effect between Hamas in the Gaza Strip and the Government of Israel. The terms were not officially published, however, it was reported that the ceasefire…

PR/023/2008 Jerusalem - Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and European Commission Representative in Jerusalem John Kjaer today signed a financing agreement for €14 million (over 73 million NIS) under the European Union's PEGASE mechanism, through which the EU is helping to…