PCHR warns of a humanitarian disaster due to Gaza siege

[ PIC 08/11/2013 – 10:46 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) expressed in a statement deep concern over the deterioration of humanitarian conditions of the civilian population due to the aggravation of the electricity crisis in the Gaza Strip. PCHR is deeply concerned that the current crisis may impact the […]

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Government warns of environmental disaster due to shortage of fuel | #OpenRafahBorder Now!

[ PIC 17/09/2013 – 07:57 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Palestinian government warned of an environmental disaster in Gaza due to the siege, especially as untreated sewage water is pumped into the sea, which increases the problem of pollution and its impact on the environmental situation and human health. Minister of Local Government, Dr. Mohammed […]

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(While Israel loots Gaza’s natural assets) UN official warns of fuel shortage in Gaza

[ PIC 24/07/2013 – 01:35 PM ] NEWYORK, (PIC)– The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Robert Serry, said Tuesday that 80 percent of tunnels used to smuggle goods and arms into the Gaza Strip from Egypt are “no longer functioning” due to a crackdown by the Egyptian military after it ousted […]

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VIDEO | Gaza health sector hard hit by Egypt’s security clampdown ~ by @PressTV

Related: Israel Kills by Infringement of Health Care – The Facts Published on Jul 3, 2013 Egyptian authorities have tightened security along the Gaza border amid ongoing unrest in Egypt. The measure, however, has made the life of about 1.7 million Gazans miserable. They have been suffering the consequences with shortages of fuel and other […]

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14 deaths and 411 cases of H1N1 in Palestine

[ 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

[ 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!

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

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

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

[ 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

[ 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

[ 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

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

[ 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

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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