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August, 22th 2010
Khalifa Foundation provides relief to the poorest in Gaza and West Bank
On the occasion of Ramadan, the Khalifa Bin Zayed Charity Foundation has funded two projects in Gaza and the West Bank to assist poor Palestinian refugees through the distribution of hot meals and meat. The projects will be implemented through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). |
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August, 02th 2010
RCA sends humanitarian convoy to Gaza
A UAE humanitarian convoy consisting of 57 trucks laden with essential food items and medical supplies left here yesterday heading for Gaza. |
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March, 21th 2010
UN calls for immediate end to Mideast violence
In the cauldron of heated tension that is the Middle East, a group of Jewish settlers demonstrated on the West Bank. The focus of their protest was President Barack Obama following his condemnation of Israeli plans to build more settlement homes here. |
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February, 27th 2009
Palestinians look for unity after the assault on Gaza
Now a number of Palestinian factions, including Hamas and Fatah, are in Cairo to lay the foundations for a national unity government and the end of the 18-month schism between Gaza and the West Bank. |
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January, 30th 2009
Turkish PM hailed as hero
Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Gaza to hail Turkey’s prime minister a hero, following his walk out at the Davos economic summit. |
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January, 21th 2009
Ban Ki-Moon pledged to help Gaza rebuild
Voicing his shock and anger at the destruction around him, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon pledged to help Gaza rebuild after Israel’s three-week bombardment. He condemned what he called Israel’s excessive use of force, but also denounced Hamas rocket attacks over the border. |
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January, 20th 2009
Palestinian leader calls for national unity
Arab leaders have been meeting in Kuwait over the Gaza crisis. They agree a reconstruction fund of 2 billion US dollars is needed, but they are divided over the political reponse. |
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January, 10th 2009
Arabs protest attack on Gaza; some violence
The fighting in Gaza has entered a third week, defying international outrage and calls for a ceasefire. Overnight, Israeli planes and tanks hit targets said to be rocket launch sites, weapons caches and tunnels used for smuggling arms. |
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December, 15th 2008
Palestinian prisoner release goes ahead
A week late, Israel has gone ahead with the release of more than 200 Palestinian prisoners. The Israelis say the delay was at the Palestinians’ request, due to President Mahmoud Abbas attending the hajj pilgrimage in Mecca. |
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