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UNRWA Commissioner-General Karen Koning AbuZayd visited Syria November 21-24, and met with the Syrian Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Dr Abdullah Dardrai, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Farouk al-Shara'a, the Minister of Labour & Social Affairs, Dr Dyala Haj…
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Of note this week Over 20 Palestinian structures were demolished by the IDF in Jerusalem and the Jordan Valley this week. External closure was lifted throughout the West Bank (previously access for Palestinian workers and traders to Israel…
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Press Release No. HQ/G/18/2005 Dead Sea - The second day of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Hosts and Donors Meeting, being held at the Dead Sea, opened with an address by Dr. Marwan Muasher,…
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Dead Sea - Today the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) opened its first Hosts and Donors Meeting, at the King Hussein Bin Talal convention center at the Dead Sea, to discuss developments in assistance…
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S368/05 Brussels, 16 November 2005 - Javier Solana, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, welcomes the appointment by the EU Political and Security Committee today of Jonathan McIvor as Head of the EU Police Mission for…
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Overview Since the completion of Israeli disengagement on 12 September 2005 the humanitarian situation for residents of Gaza has deteriorated. Violence significantly escalated during two periods in the Gaza Strip - between 24 - 28 September and since 24 October…
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Of note this week: The IDF maintained a total closure of the West Bank and Gaza Strip which has been in place since 24 September 2005. No Palestinians with permits were allowed to cross into Israel except…
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Overview The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) completed their withdrawal from Gaza at 7 am this morning. Operation Last Watch ended with a brief ceremony at Qissufim road crossing when the national flag was re-raised by Gaza Division troops on the…
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Overview At midnight on Sunday 14 August, the border crossing between Israel and Gaza was closed at Qissufim road. The following morning, the Israeli authorities started to handout eviction notices to those families living in 21 settlements throughout the Gaza Strip.…
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Of note this week: Three UN aid workers were kidnapped in Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip, by a group of armed gunmen. They were released after 90 minutes and following clashes between the armed kidnappers and PA…
