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Israel and the occupied territories
The ICRC has been in Israel and the occupied territories since 1967. Our main activities focus on protecting civilians and visiting people deprived of freedom held in Israeli and Palestinian places of detention.
The ICRC works with the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) and the Magen David Adom Society (MDA) to bring assistance and relief to Palestinians.
In numbers
From January to December 2016
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1,250,000gained improved access to water and electricity.
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1,000persons benefitted from physical rehabilitation services in Gaza.
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114,000individual visits were facilitated to Palestinian detainees in Israeli places of detention.
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We wish you a happy and peaceful 5778 #ShanaTova pic.twitter.com/6B6JYb9kN5
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RT @PMaurerICRC: Humanity simply cannot live under the dark shadow of #nuclear weapons #UNGA pic.twitter.com/RfWhYfLDh8
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Our assistance to families in need includes micro-economic projects in support of their livelihood as well as food and hygiene parcels.
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#DidYouKnow that beyond visiting detainees, supporting water structures & health care systems, we also support fami… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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@DanielEstrin We never mediate Daniel. Negotiations with parties to the conflict is not part of our job. We do howe… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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We couldn't resist sharing this photo of a Red Cross message sent through us from a wife to her husband in detentio… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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RT @tgoldenberg: 'How beautiful': The faces of #Israel's #refugees and #migrants haaretz.com/israel-news/cu…
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These farmers told us about their daily struggles. pic.twitter.com/CuEGy63n3G
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RT @ICRC: Two colleagues killed, in just a couple of days. Both while bringing relief to those in need. Today, we stand unit… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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Devastated by the tragic loss of our colleagues in #SouthSudan and #Afghanistan. We are #NotATarget pic.twitter.com/iQ9Om61hXY
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RT @piosmo: Le président du Comité international de la Croix rouge a vu Nétanyahou, Abbas, le Hamas. Son constat— via @lemondefr lemonde.fr/proche-orient/…
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These 4 siblings joined their mum in Sweden today. Unlike the 2 million people in Gaza, they can now hope of a brig… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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Wishing all our followers a restful and peaceful #SundayAfternoon pic.twitter.com/NkihXjHn8m
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Correction; The villager in the video is from Beit Istia in Salfit. The family visited during the ICRC President's visit was from Bethlehem.
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A villager from Bethlehem explains how adjacent settlements have restricted his & fellow villagers lives & freedoms… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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Check out these stories of people in West Bank and Gaza whose lives are framed by a crisis of hope; icrc.org/en/document/is…
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ICRC President tells CNN why it is difficult to achiev progress on the core issues in Israel and the occupied terri… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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Ongoing meeting for our President @PMaurerICRC with Mr. Aviv Kohavi #chiefofstaff in Tel Aviv pic.twitter.com/RqaNWZ4OqA
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Our President's meeting with @Mdais has started in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. More meetings with Israeli of… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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