#Breaking
: Eight children we work with in
#Gaza
in our psychosocial programme have been killed by
#Israeli
air strikes since start of hostilities.
More details to follow.
Yara Mohammad al-Kawlak, 9, is one of 11 children helped by NRC killed in their homes by
#Israeli
air strikes in
#Gaza
.
She was killed together with her two sisters aged 5 and 12, and many relatives.
Read the full story here:
#BREAKING
: It is with deep sadness that the Norwegian Refugee Council can confirm that 3 school children who attended our education programmes were killed during Israel’s attack on
#Gaza
this weekend on Sunday 7th August. Our condolences go to the victims’ families.
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NRC is warning against any attempts by Israel to deport and permanently displace Palestinians from
#Gaza
which would constitute a serious breach of international law and an atrocity crime. 1/6
"They are now gone, killed with their families, buried with their dreams and the nightmares that haunted them" -
@NRC_Egeland
on 11 children killed by
#Israeli
air strikes in
#Gaza
who were taking part in
@NRC_Norway
programme helping them with trauma
Over 600 Israelis &300 Palestinians killed, including children. Thousands are injured. The humanitarian situation in Gaza is already deteriorating on the second day of hostilities.
👇 building used to house 80 families and was destroyed in an Israeli airstrike this morning.
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The Israeli authorities notified the UN to evacuate staff & advised Palestinians living north of Wadi Gaza they should evacuate to southern Gaza in the next 24hrs. More than 1 million Palestinians live in this area. This order must be rescinded to avert a humanitarian calamity
It takes 5 hours to get hold of a bag of bread in
#Gaza
. There are only a few bakeries still functioning as fuel runs low. Aid coming into
#Gaza
must include fuel for hospitals and bakeries.
@YousefHammash
Lina Iyad Sharir, 15
Hala Hussein al-Rifi, 13
Dima Rami al-Ifranji, 15
Tala Ayman Abu al-Auf, 13
Yara Mohammad al-Kawlak, 9
Rula Mohammad al-Kawlak, 5
Hala Mohammad al-Kawlak, 12
Hana Shukri al-Kawlak, 14
Our Communications Adviser in
#Palestine
, Shaina Low, speaks to
@CBCNews
about the need for a humanitarian pause in
#Gaza
to help get aid to those who need it.
"NRC calls for humanitarian corridors and pauses to be immediately introduced, to allow the safe passage of humanitarian personnel and relief supplies into Gaza."
@NRC_Egeland
After a month of hostilities in Gaza, the Shelter Cluster led by
@NRC_Norway
reports:
- 220,000+ damaged housing units affecting over 1 million
- 40,000+ units destroyed/uninhabitable which means 200,000+ have no home to return to
50% of Gaza housing is destroyed or damaged
WATCH: Our spokesperson in Gaza,
@YousefHammash
, speaks to
@trtworld
amid ongoing bombing, which has killed hundreds and displaced thousands in
#Gaza
.
Early Wednesday morning, Israeli authorities demolished a house belonging to Salhiya family in Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem.
The family have no place to go. Children’s physical and psychological wellbeing is now at risk, having witnessed their home turn into rubble in the dark.
"We were isolated from the rest of the world."
Our colleague
@YousefHammash
describes what it was like to experience Gaza’s communications blackout.
Today we were able to reach all of our Gaza staff, but communication is still unreliable.
📹:Ibrahim Abu Eshiba
⚠️📍Israeli bombardments have destroyed around 25% of residential housing units in
#Gaza
in the last 10 days, creating unprecedented and urgent needs for bedding sets, dignity kits and hygiene items for 700,000 IDPs, according to the Shelter Cluster hosted by
@NRC_Norway
Heavy bombardment has continued in southern
#Gaza
, where Israel has asked Palestinians to go if they were to be safe. Our colleague
@YousefHammash
brings us the latest updates on the humanitarian disaster unfolding there.
There is no safe place in
#Gaza
.
Watch the terrifying moments our
#Gaza
colleague
@YousefHammash
had to flee his home with his 3-year-old daughter and pregnant wife.
We call on governments meeting today at UN Security Council to push for immediate ceasefire and end to
#Israeli
occupation & systemic injustices
Remember these names.
They are children we were supporting in
#Gaza
to cope with trauma from past escalations.
4 from the same family killed in one instant together with others.
All killed in
#Israeli
air strikes since 10 May:
We are horrified by reports of relentless attacks on Gaza’s hospitals. Patients, including babies, and civilians seeking relief are trapped under attack. An urgent ceasefire is needed to avoid further loss of innocent lives
100 days of hell. How long will it take for the world to understand that this is enough?
Our colleague
@YousefHammash
describes the despair of life in Gaza.
#Israel
's army destroyed more residential & animal shelters and water tanks in
#Humsa
, occupied
#Palestine
, yesterday.
"We haven't seen this nr of demolitions since the UN began keeping records 10 years ago," colleague Chris Holt, who witnessed the destruction, told
@RTERadio1
#Iraq
: Around 90% of western
#Mosul
is still devastated, 62
#schools
are completely destroyed and 207 damaged. 1/3 of the displaced Mosul residents have told NRC that they may face eviction from where they are sheltering as they cannot afford the rent
Israeli airstrikes targeted 3 Palestinian Islamic Jihad leaders and killed 10 others, including women and children, in
#Gaza
this morning.
International law prohibits extrajudicial killings and the targeting of civilians unless they are directly participating in hostilities.
Gaza: A Hell on Earth. Read the joint op-ed from the Norwegian Refugee Council, Save the Children, Norwegian People's Aid & Norwegian Church Aid on the need for stronger action by the international community to address the root causes of the conflict
"We just don't know where to go"
A message from
@YousefHammash
, our Advocacy Officer in
#Gaza
, reporting on the increasingly desperate conditions for people in the south.
We need a ceasefire in Gaza now.
Our
@MdM_France
colleague reports from
#Humsa
, occupied
#Palestine
, about desolate scenes of destruction left by
#Israel
's army & bulldozers. European diplomats witnessed yet another breach of international law with no consequences. More people made homeless, sick & traumatised
All quiet now in Humsa - all diplomats have left - the community salvage what they can - no to protect them. Children traumatised, some are very sick from being exposed to the elements - the world will look back in shame at what it allowed to happen to these people
A city of 100 hurdles: Like much of Hebron’s H2 area, Palestinian residents of Shuhada street cannot move freely. Israeli authorities forcibly closed a thriving market here, and Palestinian cars are denied entry.
Israel has cut the area off from the outside world.
In today's report from Gaza, our colleague
@YousefHammash
describes his 4-hour mission to get a litre of fuel needed to pump water for his family. Fuel is quickly running out.
Press Release: NRC urgently calls for an immediate ceasefire to save lives in Gaza.
“Every single escalation of violence in Gaza comes at the cost of ordinary people, who pay the highest price for military actions."
#GazaUnderAttack
We are horrified by the attack on Al Ahli hospital in
#Gaza
. Hundreds of patients were receiving treatment and families with their children sought safety there. 1/2
Nearly half of Gaza’s population is children. They have only known siege and occupation. Only a long-term solution can ensure the safety of children and give them a chance of a better future. Israel must end the siege and its occupation.
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Sara, 7, fled the war in
#Daraa
with her family in 2013 when she was only 2 years old. In this photo, she is participating in a play about education and children labour during one of our events in
#Azraq
refugee camp.
#Jordan
#Syria
#Breaking
: Images from
#Humsa
, occupied
#Palestine
, just now show Israeli army seizing once again International aid - tents for people made homeless a week ago by
#Israel
🚨NRC STATEMENT:
“The Israeli military demand that 1.2 million civilians in northern
#Gaza
relocate to its south within 24 hours, absent of any guarantees of safety or return, would amount to the war crime of forcible transfer. It must be reversed."
Images of the destruction in Humsa Al-Bqai'a, occupied
#Palestine
, show international aid destroyed & ransacked by
#Israel
leaving families homeless & displaced.
Int'l community needs to stand up for its own taxpayers' money & demand that Israel stops this & pay for damages
Yazidi women paid the highest price when IS group attacked Sinjar,
#Iraq
. Today, thousands of them are still missing. Nareen fled to the mountain & escaped the genocide. For
#IWD2019
, she is not only a survivor but also a voice to ensure victims are not forgotten.
#Breaking
: Today, the Israeli High Court revoked an interim injunction freezing a demolition order against the Isfey Al-Fouqa school in Masafer Yatta in the southern West Bank. This means the school is now under imminent risk of being torn down.
#stopdemolitions
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Press Release: Libya’s violent crackdown against migrants and refugees intensifies over the weekend.
We are calling on the international community to act now to protect migrants and refugees in
#Libya
Six weeks ago, thousands of migrants and refugees were detained in
#Tripoli
,
#Libya
in the biggest crackdown we’ve seen in years. One refugee recounts how it all happened. Although some have been released, more than 6,000 migrants/refugees remain in detention in dire conditions.
12 girls killed in their homes by
#Israeli
air strikes were being helped by
@NRC_Norway
to overcome trauma.
We were helping them to cope with the very violence that killed them.
They were all between 5 and 15 years old
60
#Palestinian
homes built without permits in Al Walaja village are at risk of demolition.
#Israel
’s restrictive planning regime denies nearly all Palestinian construction under its jurisdiction. End all home demolitions.
#SaveAlWalaja
Our
#Lebanon
Country Director
@Carlo_Gherardi
is out with our teams assessing the damage left in
#Beirut
by the
#Beirut_Explosion
. We're working with local responders to provide shelter for thousands made homeless.
Help us help them by donating here:
11 of the children killed by
#Israeli
air strikes so far in
#Gaza
had been going through
@NRC_Norway
's psycho-social programs helping children deal with trauma — a sign of how children repeatedly are victimized by the violence
#Iraq
: Education system on brink of collapse
-240,000 with no access to education
-2.5 million children need support
-Teachers unpaid, no new teachers hired
-Education funding less than half of $35m required
Check latest from
@NRC_Norway
via
@AJEnglish
“People are sleeping on the streets and sidewalks without any means of protection,” said
@YousefHammash
, an advocacy officer for the Norwegian Refugee Council
Our colleague
@YousefHammash
speaks about personal loss and what it means to be a father in
#Gaza
today. Southern Gaza is not safe for families seeking shelter there.
The announcement by the US to allow 20 aid trucks into Gaza is not enough to deal with growing humanitarian needs. We need an urgent scale up of aid and guarantees of safety for people receiving aid and aid workers. We need immediate and sustained humanitarian access.
@NRC_Norway
's Chris Holt, representative of the West Bank Consortium on the ground in Humsa today, witnessed
#Israel
army's destruction of international aid and forcible transfer of the Palestinian community:
The situation in
#Gaza
is horrifying. We have lost contact with our staff in Gaza as communication lines are still down. Israel’s continued bombardment and expanded ground operation in Gaza will raise an already deadly escalation to even more dangerous levels. 1/2
#Israel
's latest destruction of Palestinian Bedouins' tents is not only a grave breach of int'l law that leaves families like Nizam's homeless on their own land, but also an attack on international aid.
Int'l community must get Israel to stop displacing people and pay reparations
"Until the root causes are addressed, Palestinian children in Gaza will continue to bear the brunt of this violence, paying not only with their emotional health but also with their lives."
Remember their names & how they were killed.
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Hundreds of thousands of civilians in northern Gaza are facing appalling humanitarian conditions following Israel’s relentless bombardment and forcible, thus unlawful, transfer order. People have nowhere to go amidst Israel’s tightened siege.
"We are forgotten!"
Our colleague
@YousefHammash
asks why it has to take a conflict for the world to pay attention to the suffering of Gaza's people. Here is a clip of his interview with
@Channel4News
Our colleague
@YousefHammash
speaks to
@ThisAmerLife
about the many agonies of everyday life in
#Gaza
and the responsibility to support his extended family in displacement- all while helping provide aid to people.
Give this incredible account a listen:
Over 70,000 people in
#Gaza
have already been displaced. Many are staying in schools and other public facilities. More families are expected to flee their homes as Israeli airstrikes intensify. on the second day of the escalation.
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Congratulations to our colleague
@YousefHammash
for receiving an
@FPALondon
award for his work on Gaza: Dare to Dream with
@Channel4
’s
@UnreportedWorld
Trapped inside Gaza, Yousef pre-recorded this powerful message for the award ceremony.
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We need more aid to go into
#Gaza
to meet the unprecedented needs of 2.3 million people. A humanitarian pause must be agreed to ensure aid is safely delivered to families across the Gaza Strip.
Statements by senior Israeli officials including the Prime Minister aimed at pushing out Palestinians from Gaza are alarming. NRC warns of risks of forcible transfer and deportations of Palestinians which would be a breach of int law and an atrocity crime.
"It's horror here."
Grim accounts continue to come out of
#Gaza
. Our colleague
@YousefHammash
tells
@MSNBC
about the entire neighbourhoods turned into ash by Israeli airstrikes.
“Everyone here in Khan Younis is in a survival mode.”
@NRC_Norway
’s
@YousefHammash
describes life in southern
#Gaza
amid Israeli bombardments and a total siege.
These were beautiful children traumatised by past violence, by the siege, by the insanity of this conflict. They were making good progress, they were doing better at school.
And then they were killed -
@NRC_Egeland
#Gaza
#Israel
#Palestine
#GazaUnderAttack
More than half a million Syrians have fled toward the northern part of
#Syria
since December last year and as the fighting continues this number keeps rising consistently.
@NRC_Norway
's
@RachelSider
speaks to
@euronews
about the current displacement crisis.
⬇️
“For civilians in
#Syria
this means that they are at risk of losing a critical lifeline to basic services”- NRC’s
@RachelSider
speaks about the humanitarian impact of the
#Russia
and
#China
's veto against restoring cross-border aid to millions of Syrians.
We call for an end to the fighting immediately. The int'l community must ensure all parties respect international law and spare further Palestinian & Israeli civilian casualties.
Humanitarian access is required to safely provide timely assistance to those in need.
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"Everyone I've spoken to in
#Sanaa
tells me they don't care who wins, that they don't care who loses. They just want the violence to stop."
@suzevanmeegen
on the situation in
#Yemen
After almost five years of war in
#Yemen
,
@NRC_Norway
's Regional Media Adviser
@Karl_Schembri
speaks of the humanitarian catastrophe via
@AJArabic
@Karl_Schembri
: “The people in Yemen are under attack, facing airstrikes... poverty keeps rising... They lost everything"
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Friday reported a distressing surge in Israeli settler violence within the occupied West Bank, resulting in the displacement of some 500 Palestinians from seven communities in the past 20 months. 👇
"We really need a change in policy to allow people to live in safety and dignity," says
@alex_saieh
on the recent mass arrest of migrants and refugees in
#Libya
. Today more than 7,000 migrants and refugees are held in Libyan detention centers.
Following the
#Beirut
explosion, thousands of children have struggled to cope with anger issues, nightmares, constant crying and some have been prone to aggressive behaviour. Listen to how our NRC staff support trauma-affected children in our centres.
#lebanon