Reports

Of note this period External closure of the oPt that had been in place for Palestinian workers and traders since 12 March was partially lifted on 8 May. Palestinian workers and traders with valid permits from the…

Of note this period The comprehensive external closure, in place since 11 March, was lifted in the West Bank on 8 May. The closure continues however on the Gaza Strip. Gaza militants fired 29 home made rockets towards…

Of note this period Comprehensive external closure continued for the seventh consecutive week (since 11 March) with no movement of Palestinian workers and traders in Israel. The IDF announced on 1 May that the closure would also…

Of note this period Comprehensive external closure of the oPt continued for the sixth consecutive week (since 11 March) with no movement of Palestinian workers and traders inside Israel.(1) Internal movement within the West Bank remained very restricted.…

Of note this period Suicide bombing in Tel Aviv: a 21-year old Palestinian suicide bomber exploded in south Tel Aviv claiming the life of 9 civilians and injuring approximately 60 persons. Restrictions on movement were imposed inside…

Homs - The Amman-based representative of the European Commission's Humanitarian Department, ECHO, arrived in Homs camp today to celebrate the completion of 135 shelters that have been rehabilitated as part of an over €1 million EU funded project to…

Of note this period A Palestinian man exploded a suicide bomb in the northern West Bank killing four Israelis including a child and two women. IDF fired more than 215 artillery shells and 10 F16 missiles towards targets…

Of note this period Israeli General Parliamentary Elections were held at the end of the reporting period. In the lead up to the elections a general closure of the oPt (no movement of Palestinian workers and traders…

Of note this period Due to the long closure of Karni crossing, the Gaza Strip has severe shortages of flour and other essential food commodities. Most of the bakeries across the Gaza Strip had to close down.…

March 14, 2006, Vienna, Austria The OPEC Fund for International Development today approved a grant of US$2.5 million to co-finance Phase II of an urgent housing project in Gaza, Palestine. The project, a joint initiative of the OPEC Fund…