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Ziad Issa

@ziad9issa

Head of Policy and Research (Humanitarian and Climate) @ActionAidUK

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calendar_today25-03-2013 12:55:39

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'There is no safe place to go in Gaza' - great interview with Yasmine Ahmed at Human Rights Watch just now with Yalda Hakim Sky News

Very clear from our partners in @Gaza that starvation is taking its toll on people and children. is imminent!

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The situation in Al-Awda Hospital in northern is very critical, our colleagues informed us that the Israeli forces targeted the top floor as we were writing this statement.

Read our full statement below:

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“Gaza will need about 1,000 and 1,500 trucks of aid per day [now], which land crossings have capacity to deliver if there is a ceasefire and restrictions are lifted' - Ziad Issa on the crisis in Gaza.

inews.co.uk/news/world/gaz…

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20 NGOs warn of state inaction amid the Israeli Rafah invasion, causing forcible transfer, disrupting humanitarian response, and cutting access in the south.

Read the statement: actionaid.org.uk/latest-news/wo…

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'Due to fuel shortages and severe security constraints, our aid delivery services in Rafah are temporarily paused. Our partners have received multiple evacuation orders in the past few days, and the ongoing bombardment on Rafah is making it impossible for them to distribute aid

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Our teams tell us that the so called ‘safe area’ in Rafah that The Israeli military are forcing people to move to is full. UNWRA say 360,000 have already been forced to relocate there.

People are setting up tents on the beach because there is no space.

There is nowhere to go!

Our teams tell us that the so called ‘safe area’ in Rafah that The Israeli military are forcing people to move to is full. UNWRA say 360,000 have already been forced to relocate there. People are setting up tents on the beach because there is no space. There is nowhere to go!
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Due to fuel shortages and severe security constraints, our delivery services in are temporarily paused.

Read our full press release: actionaid.org.uk/latest-news/ac…

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“Right now in Rafah there is just absolute fear and confusion and panic… hundreds of thousands of people have already fled”

Isabella Cipirska talks to BBC Breaking News about the dire humanitarian situation in Rafah where thousands are fleeing with nowhere safe to go

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Testimony shared from aid workers in Gaza shows the horror facing Palestinians in the south right now. Israel's forced displacement is effectively corralling people like cattle into the dangerous, bombed-out ruin of Khan Younis. Illegal, immoral, inhuman.

Testimony shared from aid workers in Gaza shows the horror facing Palestinians in the south right now. Israel's forced displacement is effectively corralling people like cattle into the dangerous, bombed-out ruin of Khan Younis. Illegal, immoral, inhuman.
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Sources here, not sure if Erez was reopened today but this morning we were provided information from the Palestinian border authorities that all crossings were closed. x.com/RafahNews/stat…

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'Now that we've seen this invasion has gone ahead, we will be begging ... at the door of the government for them to do something about this.'
ActionAid UK humanitarian comms lead Frankie Leach speaks to BBC Radio 5 Live's Nicky Campbell about the Israeli assault on Rafah.

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All parties must do everything in their power to immediately to halt the assault on Rafah, reopen all aid crossing points, and ensure a permanent ceasefire

Read ActionAid statement below:

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With the military invasion taking place on Rafah, Israel closed both Kerem Shalom and Rafah border crossings for entry and exit. is not getting into , people who need medical can't leave.

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Initial reactions on BBC News (World) (with very patchy internet connection) to the news of a potential 40 days pause in

A reminder that Israeli officials has said weeks ago that invasion will go ahead with or without a ceasefire deal.

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🚨Urgent statement: 'Forcing over a million displaced Palestinians from Rafah to evacuate without a safe destination is not only unlawful but would lead to catastrophic consequences.

Our aid workers are reporting some of the most severe conditions in recent memory, including

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