Reports

Of note this period Palestinians cast their ballots in the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) elections throughout the Gaza Strip, West Bank and East Jerusalem. A 12-year-old Palestinian girl was killed by the IDF in the Gaza Strip near…

Of note this period A Palestinian man from Nablus carried out a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv injuring 28 Israelis. High numbers of flying checkpoints (103) were observed throughout the West Bank particularly in Qalqiliya and Hebron governorates. 1.…

Of note this period (1) High numbers of Palestinian injuries were reported during clashes between the IDF and Palestinian stone throwers in the West Bank, particularly in the northern areas. A number of confrontations between the IDF…

This report monitors access in and out of the Gaza Strip. Movement in and out of the Gaza Strip is controlled through: - Erez crossing for Palestinian workers and merchants and medical referrals who have permits to enter Israel; - Erez…

Special Focus: The Gaza Strip after disengagement This combined Humanitarian Update for November and December 2005 focuses on the situation in the Gaza Strip following the Israeli withdrawal from settlements, completed on 12 September (Box 1). Developments observed in the…

Of note this week The IDF intensified attacks in the Gaza Strip, targeting both people and infrastructure. Violence continues also in the West Bank. A general closure was imposed on the oPt on 16 December. 1. Physical Protection…

Resolution also Adopted on Security of Humanitarian Personnel, Strengthening of Assistance Coordination, Assistance to Palestinian People GA/10434 Sixtieth General Assembly Plenary 63rd Meeting (AM) With the international community still recovering from a year of devastating disasters -- from the Indian Ocean tsunami and earthquakes in…

European Commission Humanitarian Office (ECHO) and UNICEF Realizing Palestinian Children's Rights By Monica Awad Qalandia Refugee Camp, West Bank. Voices of children's laughter filled the two large rooms decorated with colorful streamers, covering the walls of the newly built Qalandia Youth Center.…

by Sabine Dolan Hebron, occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) -- In Hebron's Al Mutalabi School, boys aged between five and 14 are busy making paper masks and traditional 'Tarbouch' hats in the courtyard. "I feel happy because I usually don't have much…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY For the fourth consecutive year humanitarian agencies are appealing to donors for funding for the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). The unfortunate need for yet another appeal stems from a largely unchanged humanitarian situation. Poverty rates…