Reports

Between 9 and 15 August 2009, 274 mt of food were distributed to 9,908 beneficiaries in Gaza in collaboration with bakeries and the Ministry of Social Affairs (MoSA). WFP delivered 15 trucks (615 mt) of food commodities to the…

Cuddly, clean and nutritious, cottontails are solving the Palestinian food crisis. Donald Macintyre reports The shrapnel holes in the wall behind her underline why Subheya Motawe, her husband and their 15 children were forced to escape from their four-room home…

Gaza, 17 August 2009 - As the Holy Ramadan approaches, it is both regretful and shameful that Gaza's refugees continue to live in intolerable circumstances. Seven months after the Israeli Operation Cast Lead and three years into a stifling…

This report documents the humanitarian impact of the blockade imposed by Israel since June 2007 on the 1.5 million people living in the Gaza Strip. It focuses on the effects of the import and export restrictions and the travel…

Ibrahim lives with his wife and five children in one of the areas that was badly hit during Operation Cast Lead. When the air bombardment began the family had to flee and leave their home. When they returned they…

Headlines - According to reports, 5 mortars were directed by Palestinian armed groups from Gaza (as compared with 6 mortars and 1 rocket in the week ending 25 July). No Israeli casualties were reported. There were reports of 3…

The reporting period witnessed the most violent military assault in the recent history of the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). Between 27 December 2008 and 17 January 2009 Israeli forces engaged in an intense military operation in the Gaza Strip…

By Steve Weaver, ACT/Church World Service JERUSALEM -- When talking to people in Gaza about the difficult humanitarian, economic and infrastructure conditions under which they live, one quickly realizes that the 22-day assault that ended early this year was only…

Amman, 23 July, 2009: Japan has announced that it will contribute USD 6 million (Yen 600 million) to UNRWA's regular food programme for 2009 to 2010. The programme is for the most vulnerable Palestine refugees in the five fields…

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY During the first five months of the year, the overall humanitarian situation in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) continued to deteriorate, particularly in Gaza. On 27 December, following a gradual escalation in violence since…