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Palestinian detainees on hunger strike at risk of irreversible health consequences

… hunger strike by Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons, the International Committee … said the head of ICRC’s health department in Israel and the occupied territories, Dr …

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EHL list of documents

… îíëàéí ñóäàëãààíû òºâ http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/Holocaust/rescuetoc.html  … áààòðóóäûí äóðñãàëûí ãàçàð http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/Holocaust/rescuetoc.html … we would need to know what we should do Israel …there are things that as an …

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Electricity shortages affect all aspects of life in Gaza

… and economy is impending. Read more: Israel and the Occupied Territories Israel and the Occupied Territories - Conflict Israel and the Occupied Territories - People …

Never again: Nagasaki must be the last atomic bombing

… Iran Iraqi Red Crescent Magen David Adom in Israel Italian Red Cross Japanese Red Cross … Iran Iraqi Red Crescent Magen David Adom in Israel Italian Red Cross Japanese Red Cross …

Statement

From Gaza to Paris to be reunited after three years

… of those who remain missing.   Read more: Israel and the Occupied Territories Israel and the Occupied Territories - Conflict Israel and the Occupied Territories - People …

Video

Detainees’ contacts with families are Israel's obligation under IHL

… of the Red Cross (ICRC) calls upon the Israeli authorities to shoulder their full … contacts between Palestinians detained in Israel and their families residing in the … Mr de Maio, head of the ICRC delegation in Israel and the occupied territories, referring …

Law and policy topic

Family visits: An emotional lifeline

… 73 years old. They have two sons detained in Israel. For the past 30 years, they have been … baby boy. Her husband Samer is detained in Israel. To visit him, Falastine needs to apply … Family visits to Palestinian detainees in Israeli places of detention are an emotional …

West Bank: ICRC Office in Hebron Attacked

… since 1979 with a permanent presence in Israel and the Palestinian Territories as of …

News release

On Palestinian Prisoners day, a letter from the heart

… go to the thousands of detainees we visit in Israeli places of detention. I am … been visiting Palestinian detainees in Israeli detention facilities for over 50 years … ICRC's visits to all Palestinian detainees in Israeli detention facilities for 18 months …

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Fun lessons could save lives in Gaza

… in the last two centuries, large tracts of Israel and the Occupied Territories are … Service (UNMAS), since the 2014 conflict with Israel, approximately 6,000 items of …

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