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| Section The ICRC in Israel, the Occupied Territories and the Autonomous Territories ©ICRC/T. Gassmann/il-e-00984
West Bank, Qalandya checkpoint. ICRC programme enabling families of Palestinian detainees held in Israel to visit them.
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. During the fighting in Gaza in May and June, ICRC delegates worked to ensure safe passage for the wounded and distributed essential items to medical facilities. 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 (2008): 358 staff, including 81 expatriates  Key documentOperational update Includes Photo 31-12-2008 Gaza: civilians under threat because of continuing attacksAs Israeli attacks on Gaza and Palestinian rocket fire on Israel continue, the ICRC remains extremely concerned about civilians affected by the hostilities. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa) Operational update Includes Photo 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 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 13-12-2007 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 Event15-5-2008 Israel: National Competition on International Humanitarian Law 200824-28 November 2008 (Info resources\Events) Event 15-5-2008 International IHL Conference in IsraelComplementing IHL: Exploring the Need for Additional Norms to Govern Contemporary Conflict Situations, Jerusalem, 1-3 June 2008 (Info resources\Events) Event Feature17-11-2008 Life in Hebron: harassment and increasing poverty A Palestinian mother of six talks about her daily life in Hebron as she struggles to make ends meet in the midst of road closures and settler violence. She is one of thousands of vulnerable people receiving monthly food supplies from the ICRC. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Palestine) Feature Includes Photo 8-9-2008 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 29-2-2008 Gaza: opening the road to new possibilitiesContacts with the outside world – and to the local school – are easier now for the people at Wadi Salqa, an agricultural community, after the ICRC helped rehabilitate a track. New jobs have also been created, to help overcome the difficult economic situation. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Palestine) Feature Includes Photo 29-2-2008 Gaza: new washing machines at last for beleaguered hospitalFollowing five months of intense negotiations with the Israeli Authorities, the ICRC has been allowed to bring two washing machines into the Gaza Strip from Israel, destined for the European Gaza Hospital (EGH), a 210-bed hospital in the town of Khan Younis. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Palestine) Feature Includes Photo 7-1-2008 Gaza: ICRC and Qatar Red Crescent provide last minute help to Khan YunisFrom afar it looks just like any other artificial lake. But as you get closer, the smell tells a different story. The ICRC's Andrea Koenig describes how the ICRC, the Qatar Red Crescent and local authorities teamed up to ward off disaster in Khan Yunis. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Palestine) Feature Includes Photo 19-11-2007 Gaza: date palms and olive trees on levelled landOver the past two decades, farmers of the community of El Qarara in the Gaza Strip have seen their land levelled and some of it taken over completely as security zones were expanded. The ICRC is helping the farmers rehabilitate their land, livelihoods – and community spirit. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Palestine) Feature Includes Photo 27-8-2007 West Bank: food parcels for Hebron familiesOne woman describes how she and her family survive in the West Bank town of Hebron – just one of more than 1,700 families supported by the ICRC through the monthly distribution of food parcels. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Palestine) Feature Includes Photo ICRC film27-4-2007 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 Interview10-12-2008 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 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 25-1-2008 Gaza: humanitarian situation remains criticalThe crossing into Egypt of hundreds of thousands of Gazans desperate to stock up on basic supplies is a dramatic illustration of their deprivation over the last seven months according to the ICRC's Head of Operations for the Middle East, Béatrice Megevand-Roggo. The ICRC continues to insist that the basic needs of Gaza's population must be met in the long run to prevent more hardship. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Palestine) Interview Includes Photo 22-1-2008 ICRC supplies cross into GazaOn the day Israel allowed a one-day resumption of supplies to the Gaza Strip, ICRC health coordinator Eileen Daly speaks of the threats facing the civilian population because of the ban on goods entering the territory. Some essential drugs and other items were able to cross into Gaza in the afternoon of 22 January. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Palestine) Interview Includes Photo Official Statement6-6-2007 Reappraising the role and limits of the legal discourse on occupation in the israeli-palestinian contextAddress by Mr Christoph Harnisch, Head of Delegation, International Committee of the Red Cross, Israel, the Occupied and Autonomous Territories. International conference on forty years after 1967, 5-7 June 2007 Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Israel) Official Statement Operational update3-1-2009 Gaza: ICRC medical team still banned from Gaza(The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa) Operational update Includes Photo 2-1-2009 Gaza: fear reigns as air strikes continueIsraeli air strikes continue to hit Gaza, resulting in further casualties, including women and children. The streets are almost empty, with the population too frightened to venture out. Most only leave their homes in an emergency, or to find food. The majority of shops remain closed, including bakeries. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa) Operational update Includes Photo 1-1-2009 Gaza: humanitarian needs increase despite aidWith air strikes continuing throughout the first night of 2009, more casualties have been arriving at Gaza hospitals. According to the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), seven civilians were killed, including one child, and 17 were injured. Further damage was reported to homes and administrative buildings, including hospitals. This morning, the streets of Gaza were largely empty. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Palestine) Operational update Includes Photo 31-12-2008 Gaza: medical needs remain pressingThe humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip remains extremely worrying, especially in terms of the medical situation, following a fifth day of Israeli military operations. Meanwhile, Palestinian rocket attacks on Israeli towns continued during Wednesday. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Palestine) Operational update Includes Photo 29-12-2008 Gaza: hospitals struggling to cope as fighting intensifiesAmid fierce fighting the ICRC is moving swiftly to assist Gaza's hospitals, which were overburdened even before the sudden influx of casualties. The priority is to get more medical supplies to the hospitals immediately. The first ICRC truckloads of supplies entered the Gaza Strip today. (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 4-8-2008 ICRC activities in Israel and the occupied and autonomous territories: June 2008The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip remains extremely difficult despite the truce between Israel and Hamas. After more than a year of tight closure imposed on its territory by Israel, Gaza is close to economic collapse. Although 30 per cent more fuel went into Gaza in June compared to May, other commodities remain in precariously short supply. Fragile as the present ceasefire may be, the ICRC hopes that it will help ease restrictions and significantly reduce the number of people suffering as a result of incursions and military operations. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Israel) Operational update 27-6-2008 ICRC activities in Israel and the occupied and autonomous territories: May 2008In Israel and the occupied and autonomous territories, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) strives to ensure the faithful application of international humanitarian law (IHL), in particular the Fourth Geneva Convention protecting civilians during armed conflict and occupation - Contains link to Hebrew version. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Israel) Operational update Includes PDF Photo Collection6-10-2008 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 26-6-2007 Gaza: ICRC staff facilitate the transfer of the sick and injured  Erez checkpoint, June 2007. An ICRC team, including a specialist in emergency medical services, transfers sick and wounded Palestinians to Israel where they will receive sophisticated treatment not available in Gaza. The ICRC carries out this work as an intermediary between the authorities in Gaza and Israel and counts on the support of ambulance services, including those of the Ministry of Health and the PRCS in Gaza, and Magen David Adom in Israel. (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 article24-9-2007 Israel-Palestine A tragedy without end?The years go by, and the situation in the Autonomous and Occupied Palestinian Territories keeps getting worse. Since the Six-Day War in June 1967, open warfare has alternated with periods of calm, but without so much as a glimmer of peace on the horizon. What have been the main humanitarian consequences of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? And how has the Movement been responding? Article published in the Red Cross Red Crescent Magazine, No 2, 2007 (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa) Press article 15-4-2007 The ICRC in the Palestinian territories: double role, single aimArticle by Marcin Monko, ICRC delegate in Jerusalem from November 2006 until February 2007. Published on Humanitarian Practice Network (HPN) website (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Israel) Press article Report21-11-2006 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 Collection18-10-2007 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 section7-7-2008 A selection of ICRC documents in Hebrew
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