Gaza siege damages Palestinians' health: study
5 July 2010
Reuters - Palestinian health experts studying the impact of Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip say it threatens to cause long-term damage to Palestinians' health, with many children at...
Israel Restricts the Access of Gaza Patients to Urgent Medical Treatment if their Condition is Not Life-Threatening
2 July 2010
A new position paper by three human rights organizations, Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (PHR-IL), Al-Mezan and Adalah, reviews Israel's exit policy at the Erez Crossing regarding Gaza patients seeking...
Stress, insecurity high in Gaza after Israeli assault
2 July 2010
AFP - PARIS - The Israeli assault on Gaza in December 2008 and January 2009 inflicted high levels of stress and insecurity on its Palestinian population, a study published...
Refugees march for Lebanon rights
1 July 2010
Al Jazeera - Thousands of Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon have marched in Beirut to protest against the lack of basic rights.
The protesters gathered at a sports stadium in...
West Bank poverty 'worse than Gaza'
1 July 2010
Al Jazeera - Children living in the poorest parts of the West Bank face significantly worse conditions than their counterparts in Gaza, a study conducted by an international youth...
Israeli FM: No Palestinian state by 2012
30 June 2010
(AP) Israel's hard-line foreign minister said Tuesday that there was "no chance" a Palestinian state would be established by 2012 - a message that threatened to cloud the latest...
UNRWA director: Innocent children pay toll of Gaza siege
28 June 2010
Ma'an - It is "shameful" that the international community allowed the Gaza siege to enter its fourth year as "750,000 innocent children are paying the toll," UNRWA director of...
MOH: Israel prevents delivery of oxygen to hospitals
25 June 2010
Ma'an - Seven oxygen machines donated to the Palestinain Authority by a Norwegian development agency were seized by Israeli officials en route to hospitals in the West Bank and...
UN chief hopes easing of Israeli blockade will help improve lives in Gaza
25 June 2010
(United Nations) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today he hopes Israel's announcement that it will ease the blockade on the Gaza Strip to allow more civilian goods to enter the...
Gaza: 4 Israeli strikes target north, south
25 June 2010
Ma'an - Israeli aircraft launched strikes on four targets in the Gaza Strip, two in the north and another two in the south, all hitting before sunrise.
No injuries were...
Single Gaza crossing open
24 June 2010
Maan News - One Gaza crossing will open on Thursday, Israeli officials told Palestinian crossings authorities, for the limited transport of supplies for aid agencies, along with some commercial...
UN urges Israel to rethink East Jerusalem construction plans
24 June 2010
(Haaretz) The United Nations late Wednesday called Israel's plan to demolish Arab homes in East Jerusalem for the purpose of settlement construction "unhelpful" and "contrary to international law."
"The Secretary-General...
Gaza: State of siege
22 June 2010
The Guardian - The only way out of these failing policies is to actively seek Palestinian reconciliation, rather than veto it.
It did not take long for the optimism generated...
Israel takes small step toward easing Gaza blockade
21 June 2010
Chicago Tribune - All goods except those on a list of specifically banned items will be allowed. What's unclear is how the new policy will treat cement and construction...
'Israel fearful of all-women flotilla'
21 June 2010
Al Jazeera - One day after Israel threatened to attack a new Gaza-bound aid ship with only women activists on board, the Lebanese resistance movement of Hezbollah highlights Israel's...
Israel says it will ease Gaza land blockade
17 June 2010
AP-JERUSALEM - Israel will ease much of its land blockade on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, hoping to quell growing international criticism following a deadly sea raid.
The prime minister's office...
Israeli ministers to vote on easing Gaza blockade
16 June 2010
AP - Israel will significantly ease its bruising land blockade of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, officials said, in an effort to blunt the widespread international criticism that has...
NGOs, locals: Gaza wants jobs not aid
15 June 2010
Ma'an - Two international organizations released reports Monday welcoming Israel's decision to allow an increased variety of goods into Gaza, but stressing the need for essential goods, over products...
Q&A: Why Israel's siege is illegal
15 June 2010
(Al Jazeera) The International Committee of the Red Cross has described Israel's blockade of Gaza as a violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
That conclusion rests on the Israeli government'...
Gaza's health system at all-time low: Red Cross
15 June 2010
AFP - JERUSALEM - Gaza's health care system is at an "all-time low" with daily power blackouts and shortages of essential medical supplies, the International Committee of the Red...
