Gaza: Third Humanitarian Diwan
… of people and goods imposed mainly by Israel, provide further insight into …
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The 2022 National IHL Competition in Israel
… In the spring of 2007, the ICRC Delegation in Israel and the Occupied Territories invited a number of Israeli academic institutions to have their … Promotion of IHL. Eleven teams from various Israeli law schools – including the Hebrew …
Digitalizing the Red Cross, Red Crescent and Red Crystal Emblems
… and Cybersecurity Project Manager, Konfidas, Israel Ron Shamir, The Federmann Cyber … Program, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel • Chelsey Slack, Deputy Head of Cyber …
Israel: Helping frontline workers address their mental health needs
… center located near the border between Israel and Gaza. It is a hot summer day, and … armed hostilities. Patients come from Israeli communities living near Gaza, and … the ICRC, Barzilai Hospital, and the Israeli Trauma Coalition (ITC) initiated the …
Israel and the Occupied Territories: ICRC calls for immediate steps to stop violence against civilians and prevent further escalation in the West Bank
04-10-2022 Jerusalem (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is deeply concerned by the intensification of armed violence in parts of the West Bank leading to numerous civilian …
Democratic Republic of the Congo: ICRC activities from January to June 2022
… of Great Britain and Norther* Cyprus Lebanon Israel Jordan Egypt Pakistan Iraq Kuwait …
Gaza’s Youth: Suspended Lives, Fading Opportunities
… Fifteen years of restrictions imposed by Israel on the movement of goods and People in …
Israel and the Occupied Territories: Facts and Figures - January to June 2022
… suffering of people affected by conflict in Israel and the Occupied Territories (ILOT). … out 285 visits to Palestinian detainees in Israeli and Palestinian detention facilities. … family members to visit their relatives in Israeli detention facilities. Over 3,500 …
Israel and the Occupied Territories - August 2022 Hostilities: Key Facts and Figures
… Armed hostilities between Israel and armed groups in Gaza broke out in … began days after the border crossings between Israel and the Gaza Strip had been closed to … (PRCS) in Gaza and Magen David Adom (MDA) in Israel, we have been responding to the most …
It Has Changed My Life Forever
… in Jabal Sabih in Beita. Amid attempts by Israeli settlers to re-establish an outpost on … bringing them into confrontations with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Beita is home to … sons. I used to be a construction worker in Israel until the age of 45, when I came to …
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