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Childhood in the shadow of airstrikes and rockets

… which broke out in May 2021 in Gaza and Israel is one of the most intense hostilities … in Gaza and children living in the south of Israel will bear the mental consequences of … banging and sirens wailing... Children in Israel and Gaza live in constant fear. Among …

Article

A Palestinian detainee on hunger strike is in critical condition

… administratively detained and hospitalized in Israel.                                        … said the head of ICRC’s health department in Israel and the occupied territories, Yves … 601 9148 Or visit our website; www.icrc.org/israel-occupied-territories …

Statement

Between walls and rumours: women on the margins of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

… / ALYONA SYNENKO Mazyuna waits to cross into Israel. Vendors at the checkpoint know her … women waiting at the checkpoint to cross into Israel. “This is our life,” Iman said looking … SYNENKO Iman’s permit allowing her to enter Israel has expired. She is waiting to receive …

Fifty years of humanitarian work in the occupied Palestinian territory

… longest operation it has run.   Read more: Israel and the occupied territories Israel and the occupied territories - Conflict Israel and the occupied territories - People …

Video

The troubling (and rising) human toll in Gaza

… of the violence on the border of Gaza and Israel, in particular, the high number of … locations along the border fence with Israel, approximately 1500 people required … ICRC sub-delegation in Gaza. “We recognize Israel’s security concerns, yet it is …

News release

Frequently asked questions on ICRC and the hostages held in Gaza

… asked questions on ICRC’s work in Israel and the occupied territories in  Arabic … for people affected by the conflict in Israel (available in Hebrew ), - Information … help those taken hostage? We want families in Israel and abroad to know that the plight of …

Info-as-aid

Facts & Figures Gaza-May 2021

… Renewed hostilities between Gaza and Israel broke out in May and lasted for 11 … branch in Gaza and Magen David Adom (MDA) in Israel. In response to the urgent needs …   Renewed hostilities between Gaza and Israel broke out in May and lasted for 11 …

Report

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visits ICRC Headquarters

… to discuss the humanitarian situation in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory. … in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel. Saying this had generated a climate of … on the ICRC's work visiting detainees in both Israel and Palestine, to monitor conditions …

Statement

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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United Nations International Conference in support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace

… of the cost of the protracted conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian … many people – on both sides, Palestinian and Israeli alike– live in constant fear of … decades since the creation of the State of Israel, two peoples still see each other as …

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