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14 deaths and 411 cases of H1N1 in Palestine

January 9, 2013 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

[ PIC 08/01/2013 - 09:15 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– The Palestinian Ministry of Health stated that the total number of cases of H1N1, known as “swine flu”, has risen to 411 cases. The ministry denied, in a statement released on Tuesday, an increasing death rate because of the virus, as the number of deaths is […]

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OIC warns of crisis in Gaza due to shortage of medicines

December 22, 2012 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

[ PIC 22/12/2012 - 04:00 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has warned of the collapse of Gaza’s health sector which continues to suffer shortages of two-thirds of medicines in hospitals and medical centers in the Strip. The Organization said, in its monthly report monitoring the humanitarian situation in the Gaza […]

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#Flotilla | Boat under construction in Gaza to Break Israeli blockade!

October 4, 2012 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

A ship carrying humanitarian aid will set sail for the besieged Gaza Strip later in October. (File photo) PressTV | Thu Oct 4, 2012 8:33AM A pro-Palestine Canadian activist says a boat under construction in the Gaza Strip will set sail out of the besieged territory next year, breaking the Israeli blockade. Jim Manly, a […]

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Another shaheed in Gaza: 20 year old Karam An-Najjar killed In A Tunnel Collapse In Rafah

October 3, 2012 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

Al Qassam Website | 03-10-2012,09:14 Rafah – Palestinian medical sources reported that one Palestinian worker was killed, and another was injured, on Tuesday afternoon, when a siege-busting tunnel in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, collapsed while they were in it. The sources said that resident Mohammad Yahya Aqel was seriously injured […]

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the burnt room of three-year-old boy Fathi al-Bogdadi in Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip September 26, 2012. Al-Bogdadi died and his infant sister suffered critical burns when a candle lit amid a power outage burnt their house down. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

Fatal fire prompts call for Egypt to help electricity supply in Gaza

September 27, 2012 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

MEMO | Sept 27, 2012 The Palestinian government in the Gaza Strip has called on the Egyptian authorities to provide greater support for the territory’s electricity supply, which is still in crisis. Government spokesman Taher Al-Nunu said that the tragic fatal fire at the home of the Al-Baghdadi family in which a three-year old was […]

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This…This is zionism! Occupation prevents Gazan child’s travel for treatment

September 5, 2012 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

[ PIC 05/09/2012 - 10:48 AM ] GAZA,(PIC)– Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) have refused to allow a Palestinian child, Nour al-Shami, to enter the territories occupied in 1948, Dr. Ashraf Kodra, Health ministry spokesman, confirmed. The Health Ministry in Gaza denounced, on Tuesday, the Israeli decision that prevents a Palestinian child to get treatment. Kodra […]

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UN report: Gaza water would be unusable by 2016

September 4, 2012 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

[ PIC 03/09/2012 - 09:13 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– A new UN reported warned that the crisis of the polluted and unclean water in the Gaza Strip is getting worse and seriously affecting the civilians’ health. Gaza’s rapidly growing population of about 1. 64 million, which is expected to increase by 500, 000 by 2020, […]

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Khudari: Gaza needs more projects to ward off future disasters

September 3, 2012 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

[ PIC 03/09/2012 - 09:15 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Independent MP Jamal Al-Khudari has said that Gaza was in need of a number of vital projects to ward off future disasters. Khudari said in a press release on Monday that UNRWA had said in a report that Gaza would face disasters by 2020 in the […]

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JDECO Warns of an Impending State of Chaos in the West Bank if Power Outage Takes Place

August 16, 2012 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

PNN | August 16, 2012 Jerusalem District Electricity Company (JDECO) warned on Wednesday 15th August, of the dire consequences on the public services and economic activity in the Middle West Bank as a result of the impending abrupt electricity outage if the Israel Electricity Company (IEC) goes ahead with its written warning delivered to the […]

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Fathi: The closure of Rafah crossing worsened the humanitarian situation in Gaza

August 13, 2012 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

[ PIC 13/08/2012 - 09:27 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Palestinian minister of interior Fathi Hammad said the current closure of Rafah border crossing has made the humanitarian situation in Gaza worsen, especially after the Egyptian authorities destroyed the tunnels there. In a press release on Monday, Hammad appealed to Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi to take […]

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Gazans Pay One-third of Income for Clean Water

August 12, 2012 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

Gazans Pay One-third of Income for Clean Water Al Qassam Website 12-08-2012,14:03 Gaza Strip – Gaza’s population is increasing, and the water supply is not keeping pace according to Oxfam, the British human rights organization. In a new report, the group asserts that Gazans are spending as much as one-third of their household income on […]

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Gaza Tunnels: Closing the Lifelines

August 12, 2012 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

The closure of smuggling tunnels has led to the increase of prices of goods and merchandise, most notably building materials. Petrol began disappearing from stations. (Photo: Shuaib Abu Jahal) Qais Safadi | Al Akhbar English | August 12, 2012 Gaza – For the past six days, more than one and a half million people in […]

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Premier Qendil: Supplying Gaza with power does not affect Egypt’s electricity

August 12, 2012 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

[ PIC 12/08/2012 - 08:34 AM ] CAIRO, (PIC)– Egyptian premier Hisham Qendil said on Saturday that the repeated power outages that happened in Egypt during the last few days had nothing to do with his country’s electricity supply to the Gaza Strip. Qendil told a news conference in the presence of the electricity minister […]

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Bahar calls on Egypt to open Rafah crossing

August 10, 2012 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

[ 10/08/2012 - 02:26 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Dr. Ahmad Bahar, deputy speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council, has called on Cairo to open Rafah crossing for the people and goods movement. During his Friday sermon attended by premier Ismail Haneyya, Bahar stressed that there is no need for the tunnels if there is a […]

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MP Masri warns of humanitarian disaster in Gaza due to closure of Rafah area

August 9, 2012 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

[ PIC 09/08/2012 - 10:45 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Hamas lawmaker Mushir Al-Masri warned on Wednesday that the closure of Rafah border crossing and tunnels would cause a serious humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip. In a press statement, Masri said the recent terrorist attack on Egyptian soldiers in the Sinai clearly bear Israeli hallmarks. […]

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Gaza warns of health crisis as Egypt closes border

August 8, 2012 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

Al Akhbar English | Wednesday, August 8, 2012 Egypt’s closure of the Rafah border crossing may lead to a serious health disaster, Gaza’s heath authority warned on Wednesday. “The decision to close the Rafah crossing to patients and humanitarian cases will add to their suffering and harm their health, and could lead to a serious […]

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Gaza Power Outages Continue

August 6, 2012 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

Monday August 06, 2012 15:06 by Kelly Joiner – IMEMC & Agencies The people in Gaza continue to suffer from rolling blackouts as its lone power plant is unable to meet the demands of residents and the Israeli occupation blocks access to help. Gazans protest continual power outages by candelight. Source: Time.com Current supplies of […]

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#VIDEO | Power shortage hampers Gaza

July 29, 2012 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

Cuts cost Lives! Healthcare | Electricity | Water | Communication Jul 27, 2012 by PressTVGlobalNews Major power outages continue to disrupt the daily life of Gazans for the past few days. Israel has been preventing technical crews from repairing two major lines that carry electricity from Israel to the tiny coastal sliver allegedly for security […]

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AGAIN! | Gaza health ministry renews warning of unprecedented pharmaceutical crisis

July 4, 2012 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

[PIC 04/07/2012 - 04:59 PM ] There are many heart patients whose lives threatened by the pharmaceutical crisis GAZA, (PIC)– The Palestinian ministry of health in Gaza has warned that the health situation in the besieged Gaza Strip is getting worse as hundreds of medicines and medical consumables are gradually running out from hospitals and […]

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Energy authority: Big reduction in fuel supplies to Gaza

July 4, 2012 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

[ 03/07/2012 - 08:55 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The energy and natural resources authority in Gaza has said that the amount of fuel supplied to Gaza electricity generation station was dramatically slashed recently. The authority said in a statement on Tuesday that the Egyptian authorities and the Israeli occupation authority were allowing only 100000 liters […]

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#GazaCrisis | Sawasiya center to prosecute PA health ministry for causing Gaza drug crisis

June 27, 2012 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

[ PIC 27/06/2012 - 05:09 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Sawasiya center for human rights said it has prepared a lawsuit against the Palestinian authority health ministry in Ramallah for its direct responsibility for the pharmaceutical crisis plaguing the health sector in the Gaza Strip. In a press release, Sawasiya affirmed that it had conducted investigation […]

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OIC: Gaza suffers acute shortage in drinking water

June 23, 2012 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

[ PIC 23/06/2012 - 05:38 PM ] Jeddah, (PIC)– The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) stated that the Gaza Strip is suffering an acute shortage in potable water, because of its reliance on groundwater, which is plagued by pollution and high salinity. The OIC said in its monthly report, which monitors the humanitarian conditions in […]