Reports

Highlights A 72 hour-long ceasefire entered into force at midnight and is so far holding. No further increase recorded in the number of displaced persons (IDPs): at least 386,000 people are still in emergency shelters or with host…

The DEC Gaza Crisis Appeal has reached a total of more than £6m just three days since it was launched. The generosity of the British public will allow the DEC’s member agencies to continue to accelerate the…

10/08/2014 12:18:01 PM GAZA, 10th August, 2014 (WAM) -- The fifth Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) delegation chaired by Humaid Al Shamsi, Deputy Secretary-General of the ERC for International Aid Affairs, today distributed the U.A.E. relief aid, which…

HIGHLIGHTS Hostilities continue. Albeit currently at a lower intensity than during the days prior to the 72-hours ceasefire, the uncertain status of the negotiations in Cairo makes it difficult to predict how the military operation will unfold…

Highlights Hostilities have continued at the lower level of intensity of recent days, but continue to result in additional Palestinian fatalities and property damage across the Gaza Strip. The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) continues to climb,…

Update 16.30hrs With the resumption of hostilities, 238,097 IDPs are currently seeking a safe space in 90 UNRWA schools. A new shelter was opened in the Middle Area (Maghazi). HIGHLIGHTS The 72-hour ceasefire expired on 8 August at 08:00hrs.…

Highlights Hostilities resumed, resulting in five Palestinian fatalities and significant damage to property across the Gaza Strip. The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) climbed again, with at least 60,000 returning to UNRWA and government shelters, renewing concerns…

GAZA, 8th August 2014 (WAM) - A delegation from the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA), headed by Deputy Secretary general for International Aid, arrive in Gaza on Thursday to review the relief programme being implemented there. The…

UPDATE 16.30hrs Palestinians flee homes as truce ends. Over 220,000 IDPs in 89 UNRWA shelters (up by almost 50,000 on 7 August 2014, 08.00hrs). HIGHLIGHTS The temporary ceasefire in the Gaza Strip expired this morning 08:00 hrs, as no…

8 August 2014 – Amid renewed hostilities in Gaza, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called firmly on the parties to the conflict not to resort to further military action but “swiftly find a way back to…