Reports

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In 2007, political, economic and social conditions continued to deteriorate in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). The February Fatah-Hamas ceasefire negotiated in Mecca collapsed in May, and interfactional violence resumed, culminating in the Hamas…

Of note this week Gaza Strip: The IDF killed 18 Palestinians and injured 18 others in the Gaza Strip. Of the fatalities, 11 were killed due to four air strikes on the Khan Younis governorate. Two other air strikes on…

Yesterday Norway signed an agreement with the Palestinian Authority under which it will provide NOK 168.3 million in budget support. The funds are to be used to pay salaries and cover operating expenses in the public sector, including the…

By deviating significantly into the West Bank, the Barrier has already created a new geographical and bureaucratic reality for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the northern West Bank. In the Jenin, Tulkarm, Qalqiliya, Salfit districts,…

Of note this week Gaza Strip: The IDF shot and killed two Palestinian children (aged 14 and 15 years) while they were approaching the border fence east of Al Bureij Camp. A Palestinian man also died of wounds sustained on 9…

We arrived in Jenin just hours after two Palestinians had been killed on the outskirts of the city. Sheikh Khalid Al-Rayiq and Muhammed Jawabra were both armed fighters for the Islamic Jihad Al-Quds Brigades. They were assassinated in the…

Jerusalem, 23 October, 2007: The Government of Italy has announced it will double its contribution to UNRWA, bringing to ten million euros its assistance to the Agency in 2008. The funds will support UNRWA's regular programmes, with a special…

The United Nations(1) is submitting the 50th bi-weekly report on the implementation of the 15 November 2005 Agreement on Movement and Access (AMA), covering the period 3 - 16 October 2007. Overall Progress: Rafah and Karni crossings have now been closed…

The United Nations (1) is submitting the 48th bi-weekly report on the implementation of the 15 November 2005 Agreement on Movement and Access (AMA), covering the period 5 - 18 September 2007. Overall Progress: There have been no major…

The United Nations(1) is submitting the 49th bi-weekly report on the implementation of the 15 November 2005 Agreement on Movement and Access (AMA), covering the period 19 September - 2 October 2007. Overall Progress: The closure of the Rafah and Karni…