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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 response: January-June 2021
- 1,141emergency non-food items were provided to households in Gaza whose houses were destroyed during the May escalation
- 1ICRC surgical team was deployed to Gaza following the escalation in May.
- 1,000ecological traps were provided to 119 farmers in Nablus to help protect their olive trees.
- 198visits to Palestinian detainees in Israeli and Palestinian places of detention were carried out.
- 4,482people received mental health services.
- 78,944emergency medical services of the Palestine Red Crescent Society in responding to 78944 cases.
- 1,000,000ICRC helped maintain and improve access to clean drinking water, sanitation and electricity for almost one million people in Gaza.
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- People suffer in different ways from the electricity crisis in Gaza but all walks of life are affected. 75% of Ga… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- When electricity is cut so many more services fail. People in Gaza only have 10-12 hours of uninterrupted electri… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- Blackout Gaza What happens when hundreds of thousands of people can not afford a generator and are forced to spend… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- In Gaza, 4 out of 5 people live in energy poverty, unable to cope with extreme heatwaves. The impacts of conflict a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- 21 Palestinian farmers in Ain Samia east of Ramallah benefited from an ICRC cash grant that will enable them to pro… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
- Regardless of their reason for detention, everyone deserves to be treated humanely and with dignity. This is a rem… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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