Reports

Of note this weekIn the Gaza Strip: - More than 15 IDF tanks and bulldozers, backed up by two IAF helicopters, entered approximately 800 metres into the Al Ahija’ia neighbourhood of Gaza City near Karni crossing. Eight…

Location of operation: West Bank and Gaza Amount of Decision: EUR 50,000,000 Decision reference number: ECHO/PSE/BUD/2006/01000 Explanatory Memorandum 1 - Rationale, needs and target population 1.1 - Rationale : Following the success of the Change and Reform's party in the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC)…

Palestinian death toll reaches 202 as 'Operation Summer Rains' extends into its tenth week The nearly two-month long Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip continues to exact a heavy toll on the 1.4 million Palestinians living in the Gaza…

Of note this week In the Gaza Strip: IDF soldiers operated for two days in two areas inside the Gaza Strip east of the Gaza International airport and 1,500 metres into an area south of Beit Hanoun. During the operations, agricultural…

Of note this week In the Gaza Strip: The intensity of IDF operations has declined in the last week, although IDF soldiers remain in the As Shoka area, east of the Gaza International Airport and casualties were reported (six Palestinians killed…

Of note this week In the Gaza Strip: ? Palestinian civilians remain vulnerable as IDF artillery shelling and IAF missile attacks strike targets in populated areas. This week, 19 Palestinians were killed (including four children) and 30 injured. ? A three-day newborn…

The UN warns of "a sharp decline" in the humanitarian situation confronting 1.4 million Gazans as 'Operation Summer Rains' enters its sixth week.(1) Key developments since the last Situation Report on 27 July (2): 39 Palestinians - including 9 children - have…

The United Nations (1) is submitting the 18th bi-weekly report on the implementation of the 15 November Agreement on Movement and Access (AMA), covering the period 12 - 25 July 2006 inclusive.(2) The Rafah crossing has remained closed since 25…

Of note this week In the Gaza Strip: - 37 Palestinians were killed (including seven children and three women) and 130 injured during continued IDF military operations. Of these casualties, nine were killed in their homes by IDF artillery shelling,…

The humanitarian situation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip deteriorated rapidly in 2006. This is the result of the fiscal crisis facing the Palestinian Authority (PA) following the election of the Hamas movement in the Palestinian Legislative Council…