Palestinian issues


PAL/1992
02/06/2004
Press Release
PAL/1992


UNRWA CONDEMNS RAFAHSCHOOL SHOOTING


(Reissued as received.)


GAZA, 2 June (UNRWA) -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) condemns in the strongest possible terms the violation of the sanctity of one of its schools in Rafah on Tuesday, 1 June by Israeli tank fire.

PAL/1991
01/06/2004
Press Release
PAL/1991


UNRWA LAUNCHES $15.8 MILLION CRISIS APPEAL FOR RAFAH


(Reissued as received.)


JERUSALEM, 31 May (UNRWA) -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) today launched an appeal to the international community for $15.84 million to meet the immediate needs of the people of Rafah.  The appeal follows weeks of the most intense destruction in Gaza since the start of the intifada.

PAL/1989
25/05/2004
Press Release
PAL/1989

Latest Israeli Operation Leaves 575 Palestinians Homeless


(Reissued as received.)


GAZA, 25 May (UNRWA) -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has completed its initial assessment of the numbers of homes demolished or damaged beyond repair during the latest Israeli military operation in Rafah.

PAL/1987
24/05/2004
Press Release
PAL/1987

NEW SHELTERS FOR GAZA HOMELESS


(Reissued as received.)


GAZA, 24 May (UNRWA) -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) today handed over 86 new homes to refugee families from Rafah and Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip whose shelters have been destroyed by Israeli forces.

PAL/1985
20/05/2004
Press Release
PAL/1985


House Demolitions in Rafah Resume


(Reissued as received.)


GAZA, 20 May (UNRWA) -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is extremely concerned at concurring independent eye witness reports just received that the Israel Defence Forces have started to demolish houses in Rafah with their inhabitants still inside and prevented from exiting the buildings.

PAL/1978
21/04/2004
Press Release
PAL/1978


palestinian relief agency resumes distribution of emergency food in Gaza strip


(Reissued as received.)


Gaza, 21 April (UNRWA) -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) today recommenced the distribution of emergency food aid to some 600,000 refugees in the Gaza Strip.