From Gaza to Paris to be reunited after three years
… of those who remain missing. Read more: Israel and the Occupied Territories Israel and the Occupied Territories - Conflict Israel and the Occupied Territories - People …
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Never again: Nagasaki must be the last atomic bombing
… Iran Iraqi Red Crescent Magen David Adom in Israel Italian Red Cross Japanese Red Cross … Iran Iraqi Red Crescent Magen David Adom in Israel Italian Red Cross Japanese Red Cross …
Electricity shortages affect all aspects of life in Gaza
… and economy is impending. Read more: Israel and the Occupied Territories Israel and the Occupied Territories - Conflict Israel and the Occupied Territories - People …
EHL list of documents
… îíëàéí ñóäàëãààíû òºâ http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/Holocaust/rescuetoc.html … áààòðóóäûí äóðñãàëûí ãàçàð http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/Holocaust/rescuetoc.html … we would need to know what we should do Israel …there are things that as an …
Palestinian detainees on hunger strike at risk of irreversible health consequences
… hunger strike by Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons, the International Committee … said the head of ICRC’s health department in Israel and the occupied territories, Dr …
Making better use of data on attacks against health care
… (MSF), Dana Moss (Physicians for Human Rights Israel), Diederik Lohman (Human Rights Watch), … Hussam Wafa Issa (Physicians for Human Rights Israel), James Le Mesurier (Mayday Rescue), Jo … Frontières PHRI Physicians for Human Rights Israel SHCC Safeguarding Health in Conflict …
When will the phoenix rise again?
… long journeys to visit their children in Israeli detention. I spoke to young mothers … 1967. Our story is your story. Read more: Israel and the Occupied Territories Israel and the Occupied Territories - Conflict …
Fifty years of occupation: Where do we go from here?
… them hope. At the same time, the impact on Israelis affected by continuing insecurity has … occupied Palestinian territory, over which Israel exercises actual authority – first and … all parties to conflicts, without exception. Israel’s sovereign right to safeguard its …
Missing Israeli nationals: Hamas must abide by international humanitarian law
… humanitarian law with regard to the five Israeli nationals who went missing in Gaza … de Maio, the head of the ICRC's delegation in Israel and the occupied territories. "These … recent video clips portraying the missing Israeli nationals and their families are …
Missing Palestinians: Israel must abide by international humanitarian law
… of the Red Cross (ICRC) calls upon the Israeli authorities to live up to their … clarity in relation to the fate of missing Israeli nationals. Today we do the same for … said the head of the ICRC’s delegation in Israel and the occupied territories, Jacques …
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