Here's a press release from UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East): East Jerusalem, 4 February 2009 At 1430 on 3 February over 3,500 blankets and 406 food parcels were confiscated from a distribution store at Beach...
Kerem Shalom and Erez crossings open for humanitarian aid to Gaza
On Sunday, November 18th, Israel opened the Kerem Shalom and Erez Crossings, transferring goods into the Gaza strip, and enabling foreign diplomats and patients to enter Israel. (Communicated by COGAT - Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories) The...
Gaza Flotilla Ship Mavi Marmara Did Not Carry Any Humanitarian Aid
Summary of equipment aboard the Gaza flotilla – June 7, 2010 The Logistics Section of SIBAT (Foreign Defense Assistance and Defense Export Department of the Israel Ministry of Defense), together with COGAT (Coordination of Government Activities in the...
Facts Beyond the Spin: Israel Delivers Massive Aid to Gaza
Despite the fact that Israel publicly offered to inspect and then transfer the flotilla’s aid to Gaza several days prior to the incident, many opponents of Israel are now making wild accusations that humanitarian supplies are being blocked from entering Gaza....
UNRWA suspends aid to Gaza After Hamas Again Seizes Supplies
Updated Feb 8, 2009 0:49 Yaakov Katz , The Jerusalem Post UNRWA informed the IDF on Friday it is suspending humanitarian aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip after Hamas stole supplies it had transferred to the Palestinian territory. The seizure of 200 tons of supplies,...
EU Aid Chief: Hamas 'Enormously Responsible' for Gaza War
A surprising admission from an European Union official, in a Reuters story just posted by Haaretz: Standing in the war-torn Gaza Strip on Monday, the European Union's foreign aid chief condemned Hamas for acting like "a terrorist movement," and accused the Islamist...
EU Aid Chief: Hamas ‘Enormously Responsible’ for Gaza War
A surprising admission from an European Union official, in a Reuters story just posted by Haaretz: Standing in the war-torn Gaza Strip on Monday, the European Union's foreign aid chief condemned Hamas for acting like "a terrorist movement," and accused the Islamist...
Humanitarian aid to Gaza during IDF operation
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs continuously posts updates on efforts  by Israel to "ensure that the civilian population in the Gaza Strip receives food, medicines and other humanitarian necessities, even as Hamas and other terrorist groups launch dozens of...
Actual facts about Israel and Gaza
"My mind is made up—don't confuse me with facts." I know that's the way antisocial media works, but if you're interested in facts about the Israel-Gaza situation, read on. If not, well, you can also stop posting on my sites. Here's one that I haven't seen anywhere...
10 Facts You Need to Know About 10 Years in Gaza
In 2005, Israel unilaterally disengaged from the Gaza Strip. In 2006, the Quartet (the U.N, EU, Russia and the U.S) offered Hamas recognition, provided it accept three conditions: recognition of Israel, the renunciation of violence and existing agreements signed by...
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