Reports

The IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation, which has been taking care of thousands of Palestinian orphans, has decided to extent taking care of all the children left orphan in the latest Israeli strikes. The foundation has decided to extend taking care of…

"I have seen only a fraction of the damage. This is shocking and alarming. These are heartbreaking scenes. I am deeply grieved by what I have seen today ... We need to restore a basic respect for civilians. Where…

Rome 20 January 2009 - The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Franco Frattini, delivered aid material today to Prime Minister Fayad of the Palestinian National Authority. The 39 tons of aid material left Italy on Sunday 18 January on a…

Since the ceasefire took effect in the Gaza Strip, the scale of the devastation and the need for humanitarian aid have become ever more apparent. Entire families have lost everything and require urgent help meeting such basic needs as…

INFORMATION ABOUT PROJECT TERRITORY Gaza, the Palestinian land already under the Israeli siege, is again facing serious Israeli bombardments. The recent bombardment on Gaza has started immediately after the end of 6 months ceasefire between Hamas and Israel in 27th…

Paris, January 20th 2009 - Despite the ceasefire announced on January 18th the population of Gaza is still facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis after 3 weeks of intense fighting. According to the United Nations, since the start of the…

Israel has begun to withdraw its troops from Gaza. "Now it is important to make sure that the ceasefire holds," emphasised Chancellor Angela Merkel after a meeting in the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh. Together with European Union colleagues, Angela Merkel…

The cease-fire, declared unilaterally by Israel on 18 January, and later the same day by Hamas and other Palestinian factions, appears to have been holding so far. The Israeli army began a withdrawal from the Gaza Strip on the…

The following information is based on reports from member states, the UN Country Team for the occupied Palestinian territory, humanitarian partners and authorities involved in the humanitarian response. 1. General Overview 1. As per the 18 January cease-fire,…

"Where you have a direct hit on an UNRWA school where about 1,600 people had taken refuge, where the Israeli army knows the coordinates and knows who's there, where this comes as the latest in a catalogue of direct…