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| Section The ICRC in Israel, the Occupied Territories and the Autonomous Territories
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Jabaliya, Gaza. A family in the ruins of their house, destroyed during the January 2009 Israel's military operation.
In Israel and the occupied and autonomous territories, the ICRC works towards ensuring the faithful application of international humanitarian law (IHL), and above all the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the protection of civilians in times of armed conflict and occupation.Its delegates monitor the situation of civilians in the occupied Palestinian territories who are affected by the existence of the barrier, by settlements and outposts, by economic constraints and restrictions on access to essential services. Where necessary, they take matters up confidentially with the Israeli authorities and seek improvements. ICRC delegates visit detainees held by Israel and by Palestinian authorities; they facilitate visits by their families and the exchange of messages. The ICRC has a range of assistance and support activities for Palestinian families affected by the violence. These range from helping families (livelihood support projects, rehabilitation of the water supply) to providing supplies for hospitals. In the occupied Golan, the ICRC's activities focus mainly on re-establishing and maintaining family links between the 21,000 Golan residents and their families living on the other side of the demarcation line. The ICRC works in cooperation with the Israeli Magen David Adom and the Palestine Red Crescent. It strives to raise awareness generally about international humanitarian law and the obligation to respect it. Personnel (2009): 368 staff, including 81 expatriates  Key document29-6-2009 Gaza: 1.5 million people trapped in despairSix months after Israel launched its three-week military operation in Gaza on 27 December 2008, Gazans still cannot rebuild their lives. Most people struggle to make ends meet. Seriously ill patients face difficulty obtaining the treatment they need. Many children suffer from deep psychological problems. Civilians whose homes and belongings were destroyed during the conflict are unable to recover. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Palestine) Report Includes Photo 18-6-2009 Gaza: ICRC urges Hamas to allow captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit regular contact with his familyThe ICRC reiterated its demand that Gilad Shalit be allowed regular contact with his family. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Palestine) News release 8-6-2009 West Bank: illegal settlements cause hardship for PalestiniansSettler violence and severe restrictions on movement are affecting the daily lives of Palestinians in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, especially in the old town of Hebron. Matteo Benatti has been head of the ICRC's office in Hebron since September 2007. He explains the situation. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Palestine) Interview Includes Photo 6-4-2009 Gaza: the crisis continues without the prospect of lasting peace  Three months after Israel’s military operation, people in the Gaza Strip still struggle to exist. Tens of thousands have had their homes wrecked. Aid has been pledged, but without a courageous peace process, no meaningful reconstruction can take place. (Info resources\Photos\Middle East and North Africa) Photo Collection Includes Photo Event4-5-2009 National IHL competition in Israel - 2009 Israel, 16-19 November, 2009 (Info resources\Events) Event Includes PDF Feature8-9-2008 Occupied Golan: crossing point opened for pilgrimsIn the first of a series of journeys due to take place over the coming month, 400 Druze pilgrims living in the Israeli-occupied Golan have crossed into Syria proper with the help of the ICRC. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Israel) Feature Includes Photo 26-5-2008 Israel/Gaza: 23 years' solitary for a detainee's wifeTahani is one of hundreds of Palestinian wives whose husbands are held in Israeli prisons. For the past 23 years, she has had to raise their six children alone. In June 2007, the Israeli authorities suspended all family visits; she is desperate to see him once again. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Israel) Feature 29-4-2008 Gaza is running out of fuelThe current fuel crisis is causing increasing hardship for the people of the Gaza Strip. The ICRC warns that the long-term consequences may be severe if sufficient supplies are not made available to ordinary people and for facilities like public transport, hospitals and water pumping stations. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Palestine) Feature Includes Photo ICRC film8-6-2009 Gaza: paying the priceCivilians are counting the cost of the 3 week conflict in January 2009, which claimed more than a thousand lives and dealt a heavy blow to the economy of Gaza, a territory already shattered by decades of conflict and deprivation. The international community pledged billions of dollars in aid, but restrictions on essential raw materials going into Gaza will have to be lifted if Palestinians are to rebuild their lives. (Info resources\ICRC publications and films\Films\From the field) ICRC film Includes Video 27-4-2007 West Bank: behind the barrierSince construction started on the West Bank Barrier, what has been the impact of the Israeli occupation on the lives of ordinary Palestinians? Families from Salfit and Hebron talk about the trauma of living with military operations, being denied access to their land and facing constant restrictions on every aspect of life. (Info resources\ICRC publications and films\Films\From the field) ICRC film Includes Video Interview27-1-2009 Gaza: from Qatar with a mission Shifa Hospital in Gaza City receives most of the critically injured patients from other Gaza hospitals. Said Abu Hasna and Samir Kazkaz are Qatari Red Crescent doctors returning from an ICRC mission at the hospital. Said discusses their experiences.
(The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Palestine) Interview Includes Photo 17-1-2009 Phosphorous weapons – the ICRC's view Peter Herby, head of the ICRC's Arms Unit, outlines the rules applicable to phosphorous weapons to explain the organization's approach to the issue. (Humanitarian law\Weapons\Conventional weapons) Interview 11-1-2009 Gaza: the challenge of reaching civilians in needAudio interviews with Antoine Grand, the head of the ICRC's sub-delegation in Gaza and
Said Shaath, a Palestinian ICRC employee. (Info resources\Audio\Middle East and North Africa) Interview Includes Audio 28-12-2008 Gaza medical services struggle to cope with influx of woundedThe International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is gravely concerned about the escalation of violence in the Gaza Strip, following a series of air strikes by the Israel Defense Forces. In Israel, civilians have come under attack from rockets launched from Gaza that have killed at least one Israeli and wounded several others. Hospitals in Gaza are overwhelmed by the influx of wounded and the ICRC has called on all sides to the hostilities to respect international humanitarian law. One of the ICRC's health delegates in Gaza, Marianne Whittington, describes the situation. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Palestine) Interview Includes Photo 10-12-2008 Gaza: still no ICRC access to Gilad ShalitIt has been almost 900 days since the Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, was captured by Palestinian armed factions from Gaza. To date, the ICRC's attempts to visit him and to establish contact between him and his family have been unsuccessful. Pierre Wettach, the ICRC's head of delegation in Israel and the occupied territories, explains. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Israel) Interview Includes Photo 19-11-2008 Gaza: responding to urgent medical needs of choked-off StripAs a result of the closure imposed on the Gaza Strip since 5 November, medical facilities are once more running out of essential supplies. This has dire consequences for the health of the Palestinian population. Katharina Ritz, the ICRC's head of mission for the occupied Palestinian territories, talks about the humanitarian situation and the organization's efforts to respond to the most urgent needs. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Palestine) Interview Includes Photo 30-8-2008 Israel: soldier’s parents between frustration and hopePalestinian armed factions captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit on 25 June 2006. Today, more than two years later, his condition is still unclear. The ICRC has made repeated but unsuccessful requests to visit him or be allowed to pass on family news. ICRC delegates recently met Gilad's parents Noam and Aviva to talk about their thoughts and emotions. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Israel) Interview 16-7-2008 Israel-Lebanon: transfer operation completedThe transfer operation between Israel and Lebanon was completed at sunset on 16 July, when the remaining ten ICRC trucks and trailers containing 185 coffins of human remains crossed from Israel into Lebanon and were handed over to Hezbollah representatives. Eric Marclay, the ICRC's senior deputy head of operations for the Middle East and North Africa, provides details on the handover and describes the ICRC's role as a neutral intermediary between Israel and Lebanon to facilitate the handover of freed detainees and human remains. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Israel) Interview Includes Photo 30-5-2008 ICRC continues efforts to gain access to captured Israeli soldiersBéatrice Mégevand-Roggo, the ICRC’s head of operations for the Middle East and North Africa, talks about the organization's efforts to gain access to the three Israeli soldiers captured in June and July 2006 by Palestinian factions and Hezbollah respectively. She uses this example to describe the challenge the ICRC faces in its efforts to ascertain the fate of detainees held in connection with armed conflicts. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Israel) Interview Includes Photo Operational update15-3-2009 ICRC activities in the occupied Golan during 2008The ICRC has been working in the occupied Golan since 1967 and has maintained a full-time presence there since 1988, when it opened its office in Majd El Shams. Activities focus on re-establishing and maintaining contact between the 21,100 people living in the Golan and their families on the other side of the demarcation line. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Israel) Operational update 26-2-2009 Gaza: the struggle to pick up the piecesMore than a month after the end of the war, people in the Gaza Strip are still struggling to rebuild their lives. Tens of thousands of people have had their houses partially or completely destroyed, while thousands remain without access to running water. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Palestine) Operational update Includes Photo 3-2-2009 Gaza: people still struggling for clean water Getting clean and safe water to all families in Gaza is an ongoing challenge. As people start to rebuild their lives, emergency repairs of vital infrastructure are needed in order to restore services wherever possible. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Palestine) Operational update 2-2-2009 The ICRC in Gaza: facts and figuresSince the latest fighting started on 27 December 2008, the ICRC has been providing vital emergency aid and services, often working with the PRCS. In Israel, the ICRC has been supporting the Israeli National Society, the Magen David Adom. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Palestine) Operational update Includes Photo 30-1-2009 Gaza: a quest for something like normalityThe two-week-old ceasefire announced by the warring parties remains fragile. Since 28 January there have been, in addition to occasional exchanges of fire, incursions and air strikes by Israeli forces and rockets launched from Gaza into Israel. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Palestine) Operational update Includes Photo 25-1-2009 Gaza: hope emerging despite urgent needs and uncertainty about futureJust over a week after a ceasefire took effect, life is very slowly returning to normal despite the immense destruction and grief caused by three weeks of conflict. Gaza residents whose property was damaged are trying to repair it with whatever means are available. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Palestine) Operational update Includes Photo 18-12-2008 ICRC activities in Israel and the occupied and autonomous territories: July-September 2008The ICRC’s work in Israel and the occupied and autonomous territories are aimed at achieving faithful application of international humanitarian law, in particular the Fourth Geneva Convention concerning the protection of civilians against the effects of armed conflict and occupation. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Israel) Operational update Photo Collection4-2-2009 Gaza: let the seeds grow Agriculture is a lifeline for a sizeable portion of Gaza's population. When the sector took a severe blow during the recent fighting, a lot of people were left struggling to cope with this fresh setback. Now, those who can are picking up the pieces, as the ICRC’s Iyad Nasr explains. (Info resources\Photos\Middle East and North Africa) Photo Collection Includes Photo 6-10-2008 Occupied Golan: a happy event in a sad setting A wedding day is supposed to be a day of great happiness for the bride. But for Nihal Arin, it was bittersweet. (Info resources\Photos\Middle East and North Africa) Photo Collection Includes Photo 21-7-2008 West Bank: the shrinking world of the Bedouins Drought, harsh climate and restrictions on movement have a devastating effect on Bedouins. In these photos, pastoralists ponder their future as they struggle to find pasture and water for their sheep. The ICRC provides emergency water supplies to the worst-hit areas. (Info resources\Photos\Middle East and North Africa) Photo Collection Includes Photo 23-6-2003 Israelis and Palestinians: "Side by Side or Face to Face" 50 years of photography by Jean Mohr. An exhibition produced by the ICRC and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum (MICR). (Info resources\Photos\Middle East and North Africa) Photo Collection Includes Photo Press article7-5-2009 Gaza: civilians in the firing lineOn top of a year and a half of restrictions came three weeks of intense fighting. For the people of Gaza, who bore the brunt of a conflict in which there are no winners, the road to normality and dignity is still a long one. Article published in the Red Cross Red Crescent Magazine, No 1, 2009. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Palestine) Press article 21-1-2009 Red Cross and humanitarian life-saving actionArticle published in The Times, 21 January 2009. The humanitarian cost of this conflict and the civilian suffering need not have been so high. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Palestine) Press article 16-1-2009 Harald Veen Fresed goes through hell as a doctor at Shifa Hospital in GazaArticle published in Le Monde on 16 January 2009. Harald Veen Fresed has just spent a week at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. The Dutch physician, who specializes in abdominal surgery, is exhausted. He was sent to Gaza by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and finds it difficult to disguise his feelings after what he calls "a real tragedy". Although he is no stranger to war or distressing situations – especially African conflicts – he returned home profoundly disturbed by what he had seen (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Palestine) Press article Press briefing14-1-2009 Press conference of the ICRC president in Jerusalem At a press conference in Jerusalem on 14 January, ICRC President Jakob Kellenberger shared his concerns following his visit to the Gaza Strip and to the Israeli town of Sderot. He demanded that the parties spare civilians and protect and care for the wounded. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Palestine) Press briefing Includes Photo 6-1-2009 Gaza: plight of civilians traumatic in 'full-blown humanitarian crisis'Increasing numbers of civilians are dying or injured in the escalating crisis in Gaza. At a press conference in Geneva on 6 January, the ICRC's director of operations, Pierre Krähenbühl, described the situation of civilians in Gaza as intolerable, and called on the parties to the conflict to make it possible for the ICRC and the Palestine Red Crescent Society to reach people in need. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Palestine) Press briefing Includes Photo Report13-12-2007 The occupied Palestinian territories: Dignity Denied Throughout the occupied Palestinian territories, in the Gaza Strip as well as the West Bank, Palestinians continuously face hardship in simply going about their lives; they are prevented from doing what makes up the daily fabric of most people's existence. An ICRC report. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Palestine) Report Includes PDF, Photo 21-11-2006 West Bank and Gaza: ICRC household economy assessment The purpose of this assessment is twofold. The first objective is to get a sense of the impact on household economic security of the financial restrictions imposed on the Palestinian Authority after the election of the Hamas government. The second is to identify the indigent sections of the population, and to classify them by current income, expenditure patterns and coping mechanisms. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Palestine) Report Includes PDF 15-11-2006 Declining health services in the Palestinian territories: an ICRC reportSince the beginning of 2006, the ICRC has repeatedly warned of the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territories. An ICRC report issued today documents the tragic consequences that the interruption of essential health services has had on the Palestinian population. A key finding is that it is the poor, whose numbers are increasing because of the overall economic decline, who are predominantly affected by the current interruption of health services. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Palestine) Report Includes PDF, Photo Video Collection2-3-2009 Rebuilding Gaza - February 2009 Industries in the Gaza Strip are struggling to re-establish after January's conflict. In this interview, Amr Hamad from the Palestinian Federation of Industries describes the devastation and subsequent rise in the numbers of unemployed. (Info resources\Video) Video Collection Includes Video 27-1-2009 Gaza in Ruins  Three weeks of intense conflict have taken a heavy toll on civilians. In Shijaiya, one of the poorest residential areas of Gaza City, families return to see the full extent of the damage. The ICRC and Palestine Red Crescent Society have started repair work on some of the Strip's shattered infrastructure, but it will take more than emergency aid for people in Gaza to recover from this latest crisis. (Info resources\Video) Video Collection Includes Video 15-1-2009 ICRC work round the clock in Shifa Hospital, Gaza City In Shifa Hospital, Gaza City, the main referral hospital in the Gaza strip, large numbers of severely injured patients are being treated round the clock. The ICRC medical staff at the hospital say that most of the casualties are civilians, many of them children. The shortage of intensive care beds for the most seriously injured puts lives further at risk. (Info resources\Video) Video Collection Includes Video 18-10-2007 West Bank: the effects of the Barrier on Palestinian farmersThis CNN/TVRL report for CNN World Report demonstrates the effects of the West Bank Barrier on Palestinian farmers and shows how the ICRC is trying to facilitate access to their land. (Info resources\Video) Video Collection Includes Video More in this section12-2-2009 A selection of ICRC documents in Hebrew
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