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#GazaUnderAttack | Egypt delay on Iran Gaza aid delivery unjustifiable

  An Iranian student collects aid for Gazans in an anti-Israeli rally in Tehran in July 2014.   PressTV | Wed Aug 20, 2014 4:4PM GMT A senior Iranian diplomat has criticized Cairo’s “unjustifiable” foot-dragging in giving permission to Iran’s aid flights bound for the Gaza Strip via Egypt. “Although a long time has passed […]

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#Gaza | Israel: profiting from both the destruction and aid of Gaza

PACBI | Aug 18, 2014 In the past month, a plethora of emergency aid responses, organisational position statements and NGO campaigns have been launched in response to the catastrophic Israeli assault on Gaza. Unfortunately, these have been of mixed quality, with most of them making strong comments on the level of destruction in Gaza yet, […]

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#GazaUnderAttack | Egypt denies Kuwaiti aid entry into Gaza

MEMO | Friday, 15 August 2014 14:44 ‘ This action is not appropriate in the difficult circumstances that Gaza is witnessing as a result of the brutal Zionist aggression’ The governmental committee charged with receiving delegates in Gaza denounced the Egyptian authorities for denying a Kuwaiti aid delegation entry into the Strip.The committee, affiliated with […]

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#GazaUnderAttack | Gaza: Operation Medical Resupply

A baby in a Gaza neo-natal unit. Zero stock medicines impact on all in Gaza – including newborn babies Gaza: Operation Medical Resupply Medical Aid for Palestinians WebsiteAs the ongoing airstrikes result in increasing numbers injuries and casualties, the provision of essential medicines and supplies becomes ever more important.We have been able to provide essential medicines. […]

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Seven years of popular resistance in Al-Masara: ‘We want freedom, not aid money’

26th October 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Al Masara, Occupied Palestine Some of the protesters at the demonstration Friday 25th October, over a hundred non-violent protesters, half of them internationals frommore than a dozen countries all over the world marked the seventh anniversary of the popular struggle of the people of Al […]

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Israel refuses sheduled visit by European Parliament Working Group to Gaza | cc @eu_eeas

Al Ray Agencies | Oct 24, 2013 Gaza, ALRAY – The Chairperson of the European Parliament’s Delegation to the Palestinian Legislative Council (DPLC), Emer Costello, said “she is both astounded and dismayed at the decision of the Israeli authorities to refuse an official visit of the Delegation to Gaza,” The visit, which was scheduled to […]

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Former Israeli navy commander questioned at a London airport

Being questioned while traveling in Europe has also been a concern for senior IDF officials Gaza, ALRAY | Oct 14, 2013 The British authorities have stopped and questioned former Israeli navy commander Eliezer Marom upon arriving London’s Heathrow Airport Monday, Ynetnews.com reported. Marom was commander of the Israeli navy when 13 Israeli commandos committed a […]

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Relatives of Mavi Marmara martyrs protest int’l silence on Israel’s crime

[ 12/10/2013 – 11:11 AM ] ISTANBUL, (PIC)– Scores of Turkish citizens and relatives of martyrs, who were killed in the 2010 Israeli naval raid on the aid ship Mavi Marmara, rallied on Thursday outside Caglayan court in Istanbul in protest at the failure of the international community to bring the killers to justice. Most […]

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Committee against siege warns of blocking solidarity convoys to Gaza

[ PIC 07/10/2013 – 07:24 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The government committee against siege has warned that the closure of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt had led to negative impacts on life in the besieged enclave. The committee said in a press release on Monday that the closure had blocked entry of humanitarian convoys […]

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VIDEO | Palestinian refugees protest UNRWA aid cut

Published on Oct 6, 2013 Palestinian refugees have protested in the Gaza Strip against recent aid cuts by UNRWA. The protesters say the cutoffs have made life even harder for them in the coastal enclave which is facing an Israeli blockade. Press TV’s Ashraf Shanon reports from Gaza. Video by PressTV Related News: PressTV is […]

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Clashes break out in demolished village of Makhoul

Ma’an News Agency |  (updated) 20/09/2013 19:58 TUBAS (Ma’an) — Clashes broke out between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers on Friday in the small village of Makhoul, a small Palestinian village demolished by Israel days earlier. A number of Palestinians suffered tear-gas inhalation while two were hit with rubber-coated bullets, locals said. Israel declared the area […]

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Live Blog | Israeli soldiers roughen up EU diplomat, confiscate aid supplies for Palestinians (Updated with Video)

While mainstream media goes in an immediate buzz whenever some Israeli ‘diplomat’ or official has received a cold welcome somewhere around the world, the same media silences Israel’s assaults on political and diplomatic figures. Systematically. The article below also shows, Israel’s army shows not even a sign of embarrassement – knowing a Reuters-crew present – […]

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UNRWA reassesses food aid for families in Gaza

Middle East Monitor | Sept 13, 2013 The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has removed food aid for 9,558 families in Gaza since the beginning of the year, while adding only 5,430 new families to the programme. UNRWA’s Director of Operations in Gaza Robert Turner has said that, “The Agency […]

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The European support for the PA helps it violate human rights in West Bank

[ PIC 05/09/2013 – 03:02 PM ] LONDON, (PIC)– The Arab Organization for Human Rights in Britain (AOHR) called on the European Union to exert pressure on the Palestinian Authority “to stop arbitrary arrests and torture.” The Organization said in a letter sent to the head of the European Union and to European ministers and […]

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