Zero Stock in Gaza
17 December 2009
Below is a selection of drugs that are at zero stock according to the central drugs store (CDS) in Gaza:
Amiodarone - used when heart rhythms are wrong often in...
COUNTDOWN TO GAZA ANNIVERSARY
17 December 2009
Last December, Israel began a 23-day bombardment of Gaza, killing around 1,400 people. One year on, a generation of children is growing up amid the wreckage of that attack,...
Palestinian tunnel tycoons feeding demand for banned goods
15 December 2009
The Guardian - Mahmoud is proud of the motorbike he bought two months ago for 0, now parked in the sand at the entrance of one of the tunnels...
Qalqiliya village in 'dire economic' straights
15 December 2009
Ma'an - The northern West Bank village of Azzun Atma, eastern Qalqiliya is reported to have the highest rate of unemployment in the West Bank, according to a report...
Gaza power cuts up to 32 hours per week
14 December 2009
Ma'an - Electricity is to be distributed in Gaza on just four days a week, for eight hours a day, a spokesman for the local power company said on...
New Israeli funds for West Bank settlements
14 December 2009
BBC - The Israeli cabinet has decided to include some West Bank settlements in a national scheme that will entitle them to millions of dollars' worth of funds.
They are...
Gaza one year on: The aftermath of a tragedy
14 December 2009
The Independent - To mark the anniversary of the offensive which left hundreds of innocent civilians dead, Donald MacIntyre revisits the scene of one of the most horrifying conflicts...
Egypt going underground to stem Gaza smuggling
11 December 2009
AP - Egypt is installing a series of metal sheets some 60 feet deep along its border with Gaza in an attempt to block tunnels that serve as a...
Israel seals Gaza borders
11 December 2009
Ma'an - Israeli forces decided on to close all goods crossing points into the Gaza Strip on Friday, a Palestinian official said.
Borders official Raed Fattouh told Ma'an that Israel...
Palestinians fake cancer to flee blockaded Gaza
10 December 2009
AP - A healthy man in blockaded Gaza faked cancer, hoping the deadly disease would be his ticket out of the territory that has become an open-air prison for...
Egypt starts building steel wall on Gaza Strip border
10 December 2009
BBC - Egypt has begun constructing a huge metal wall along its border with the Gaza Strip as it attempts to cut smuggling tunnels, the BBC has learned.
When it...
EU Position on Gaza
9 December 2009
Gravely concerned about the situation in Gaza, the Council urges the full implementation of UNSCR 1860 and the full respect of international humanitarian law. In this context, the continued...
EU: Jerusalem should be capital to two states
8 December 2009
BBC - European Union ministers have called for Jerusalem to serve as the capital of both Israel and a future Palestinian state as part of a negotiated peace.
The foreign...
Gaza swine flu outbreak kills three
8 December 2009
BBC - Three people have died from swine flu in the Gaza Strip, the Hamas-run health ministry has revealed.
A baby and two women were confirmed as the fist deaths...
Peace must begin with the plight of Palestine's refugees
8 December 2009
Karen AbuZayd -
Sixty years ago today the United Nations general assembly voted into existence a temporary body known as UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. UNRWA's task...
Mental health center opens in Palestine
7 December 2009
Ma'an - The Mental Health Families and Friends Society opened its office on Monday, after being officially registered by the Palestinian Authority as a non-profit, non-governmental organization.
The Society, in...
Swine flu arrives in Gaza, UN warns of vaccine shortage
7 December 2009
AP - Gaza health officials on Sunday confirmed the territory's first five cases of swine flu, but the World Health Organization said there is not enough vaccine for health...
Interrogating medical patients from Gaza
7 December 2009
The Guardian - Israeli security agents held a Palestinian patient for three weeks without charge, interrogated him repeatedly and offered access to hospital care if he agreed to become...
Israeli ground forces invade southern Gaza
3 December 2009
Ma'an - Three Israeli tanks and a bulldozer invaded the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday morning, according to witnesses.
Palestinians said the vehicles carried out a sweep of the area...
UNRWA budget to hit zero by new year
2 December 2009
Maan - The UNRWA budget will reach zero by the New Year and threaten the regular payment of salaries for UNRWA workers as well as the level of services...
