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Israel and the occupied territories
In Israel and the occupied territories, the ICRC strives to bring about a difference in people's lives through its activities and programmes. We visit detainees, reunite families, support livelihood projects, and help improve access to the essential services, like water and electricity. Above all, we stand up for people and promote their rights and dignity.
We have been present in Israel and the occupied territories since 1967 and work with the Palestine Red Crescent Society and Magen David Adom in Israel. The ICRC has offices in Tel Aviv, the West Bank and Gaza.
In numbers
Our COVID-19 response: March-December 2020
- 1,500Vulnerable families, 150 fishermen, 170 poultry farmers and 200 cash crop farmers benefited from our cash support in Gaza
- 1.9 millionPeople were educated about COVID-19 risks and preventive via ICRC digital platforms, community outreach channels, and radio spots in partnership with Gaza’s ministry of education
- 40,000People were provided guidance on the dignified burial of the dead in partnership with the Ministry of Waqf
- 211Visits were conducted to 26 detention facilities in Israel holding over 95% of all Palestinian detainees, and 28 visits to 16 facilities in the West Bank and Gaza
- 34,450Surgical masks were distributed to detention facilities long with hygiene items, disinfection PPE sets, cleaning materials, additional handwashing points, and 4,900 liters of chlorine
- 354,000Pairs of latex gloves as well as 119,000 surgical masks, 24,000 protective gowns, 59,000 surgical caps, 6,947 face shields and 60 non-contact thermometers, in addition to 1,960 units of hand disinfection solution.
- 140Water facilities were repaired as well as 36 heavy machines and rehabilitation of water and wastewater networks serving 90% of the Gaza Strip population
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- 4 military operations. Countless escalations. Years of restriction on movement. More than 60% unemployment rate. T… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- "We had nowhere else to go but to flee to Al-Shifa hospital." Salwa and many others have been deeply affected by t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- The health system in Gaza is stretched. On top of the injured and wounded, Covid-19 continues to be a deadly threat… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- During the latest escalation, farmers in Gaza could not harvest their fields. The fighting also damaged irrigatio… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- Unexploded ordnance poses a real threat to life for people in Gaza following the hostilities. So far we have rais… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- Be'eri lies in close proximity to Gaza. We see that the population on both sides of the fence is increasingly traum… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- With every round of fighting, civilians in Gaza are left worse off. Our teams together with @prcs provided mattre… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- Buildings destroyed. Roads inaccessible. Homes without water and electricity. COVID-19. Shocks to the economy. Fe… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- We’re supporting repairs of the water and wastewater system in Gaza following the recent hostilities. The breakdo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- The psychological impact of the cycles of fear and destruction reverberates for years among children and adults ali… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- Our teams are assisting families who have lost homes and access to water and electricity. Humanitarian aid is now… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- In the south of Israel staying close to shelters has become normal for communities, as has extinguishing fires caus… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- A whole generation of Gaza's youth has grown up knowing nothing but closed borders and repeated series of hostiliti… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- Our focus on addressing priority needs: ️An ICRC surgical team recently arrived in Gaza. ️Assisting families who… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- Today we donated 190 axillary crutches and walking frames through our partner Assalama Charitable Society in Gaza.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- "This conflict won't be solved by reciting the Fourth Geneva Convention. But simply complying with one's basic obli… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- Press conference with our Director General @RMardiniICRC twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
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