ICRC deploying additional staff to Gaza
… this week through Amman en route to Gaza and Israel. It is hoped that the deployment of …
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Statement by Fabrizio Carboni, ICRC Near and Middle East Director
… and destruction for civilians in Gaza and in Israel. The focus now must be on support for …
Israel and the occupied territories: No time to lose
… Hostilities between Gaza and Israel must stop and much-needed humanitarian … must start now. The populations in Gaza and Israel are facing the most intense cycle of … and destruction for civilians in Gaza and in Israel. The focus now must be on support for …
Israel and the occupied territories: People in Gaza and Israel need an urgent respite from the fighting
… and Middle East Director. "People in Gaza and Israel urgently need respite from non-stop … necessary assistance. "Today we informed both Israeli and Hamas authorities that as of …
Israel and the occupied territories: Hostilities between Gaza and Israel must stop and much-needed humanitarian activities must start now.
… Geneva (ICRC) – The populations in Gaza and Israel are facing the most intense cycle of … to stop the hostilities between Gaza and Israel. "The intensity of the conflict is … Gaza and rockets reaching big cities in Israel. As a result, children are dying on …
Israel and the occupied territories: Restraint and de-escalation urgently needed as civilians pay a terrible price
… and Middle East, ICRC "The recent rockets in Israel and airstrikes in Gaza represent a … consequences on the civilian population in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory, … Red Crescent Society and Magen David Adom in Israel and are ramping up our medical response …
Religious leaders, health officials and ICRC launch campaign in Gaza to combat COVID-19 vaccine mistrust
… 255 381 Or visit our website; www.icrc.org/israel-occupied-territories …
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC): Management of the Dead under Islamic Law - Article
… meaning structures of Muslim bereavements in Israel: religious traditions, mourning …
Health-care providers, patients suffer thousands of attacks on health-care services over the past five years, ICRC data show
… the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Israel and the occupied territories, and …
ICRC appeal to fund its operations in 2021
… Arab Republic 149.4 Yemen 123.8 Iraq 53.9 Israel and the Occupied Territories 43.5 Lebanon Israel and the Occupied Territories Iraq 18.0 …
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