Reports

CRISIS OVERVIEW Armed hostilities and insecurity escalated in the Gaza Strip between 10–21 May, following increasing tensions between Palestine and Israel reported in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since mid-April. Palestinian armed group Hamas fired rockets…

As the conflict escalated between Israel and Palestinian armed groups in Gaza, airstrikes on Gaza and rocket attacks on Israel continued for eleven consecutive days. Most of the victims were reported to be civilians. According to…

ABU DHABI, 7th June, 2021 (WAM) -- The UAE, through its humanitarian arm, the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), sent today 960 tonnes of urgent medical and food items to alleviate the humanitarian repercussions for about 20,000…

HIGHLIGHTS  In Gaza, the ceasefire is holding: 8,500 internally displaced people remain with host families and in two UNRWA schools.  Repairs are ongoing, but damage to basic infrastructure and utilities is limiting the provision of electricity…

This paper is meant to be a living document, to be regularly updated according to the evolving situation in Gaza and the needs and priorities identified by CWG members. In the current version (#2), the aim…

Vulnerable families in Gaza are in urgent need of support in the aftermath of the recent bombing. The latest escalation of violence has killed 253 Palestinians. Among the dead are 66 children, 39 women, and 17 older…

SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster Tensions in East Jerusalem were escalating in recent weeks (since the start of Ramadan on 13 April), after the Israeli authorities installed metal barriers outside the Damascus Gate, blocking access to a…

Highlights No further hostilities have been reported in the Gaza Strip since the ceasefire on 21 May. However, 8,500 people still remain internally displaced. On 25 May, 120,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine arrived through the COVAX mechanism, with…

SITUATION From the 10th until the 21st of May, tensions erupted across all Palestinian territories and Israel, with intensive bombings over Gaza by the Israeli Army and rockets fired from Hamas and other armed groups into Israel.…

Renewed hostilities between Gaza and Israel broke out in May and lasted for 11 days. The ICRC has stepped up its activities to meet the resulting humanitarian needs of people affected by the recent escalation. On both…