Oxfam in Jerusalem
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Oxfam in Jerusalem office was established in the 1980s. Oxfam works with various partners to bring change and ensure justice for all. #TheFutureisEqual
Joined December 2013
Oxfam reaction to announcement that EU will review EU-Israel Association Agreement. 🔗
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Palestinian civil society organisations are under relentless attack as they are again targeted by delegitimization campaigns led by the Israeli government. This latest move is part of an alarming trend aimed at censoring those documenting human rights abuses. 1/2.
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Ahmad's born in 2008, 1 year after the Israeli imposed blockade on the Gaza Strip came into effect. “I’m passionate about astronomy, I want to be able to study, but I can’t buy books or a telescope online, & even if I could, they would probably never get through,” .#OpenUpGaza15
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WATCH: "Time has run out when three newborn babies in incubators have died because they can't get the oxygen they need. " . Oxfam's Bushra Khalidi on @BBCWorld this morning. #ceasefireNOW and sign the petition
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📌Oxfam opposes trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank because they are illegally built on occupied land and believes the EU and other countries are complicit in human rights violations by trading with them. 1/3
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"As I speak now, an airstrike just hit the area. Handling my kids is really a priority. We are just trying to keep them safe and manage their screams when they hear the bombing.” Listen to our staff Najla and Fedaa speaking to us from #Gaza which is currently being bombarded.
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This Christmas in Bethlehem is somber, devoid of joy, as Gaza faces a humanitarian catastrophe caused by mass atrocities. Manger Square, once festive, is now empty. We call for an end to the use of starvation as a weapon of war & a definitive ceasefire. #CeasefireNow
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BREAKING: #Gaza facing total communication blackout as on-ground and air offensive intensifies. @oxfam is deeply concerned about the situation, especially the total loss of communication with Gaza. We demand a #CeasefireNOW to protect innocent lives.
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When the sea is calling 🌊 you to ride it’s waves yet you can’t buy a board, wetsuit or surf wax. Follow this thread to know more about Mohamad Abu Ghanem, who has been surfing in Gaza for 13 years. 🧵1/3
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Bombed, forced from their homes, & now starved, the people of #Gaza are experiencing levels of pain & suffering that no human should ever endure. we need a lasting #CeasefireNow, allowing food to reach those who desperately need it. Sign the petition
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Despite the dire circumstances in the Gaza Strip, women, children, and the elderly have been particularly impacted by the lack of access to essential health services. 1/3
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"I live in Gaza, and there are hundreds of thousands of graduates who are looking for job opportunities like myself. We are competing for jobs in a closed area," #work #workopportunity #workopportunities #jobs #career #freedom #justice #gaza #OpenUpGaza15
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“We left our home. We are 50 people sitting in a small cottage. There are about 20 children. If I show you, you will see how they are sleeping one next to the other,” Najla Shawa, Oxfam staff in Gaza describes the situation after evacuating #Gaza City.
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Area C -consisting of 60% West Bank territory- is critical to the geographic integrity of the West Bank. The fertile land of Area C –60% of the West Bank - could be the key to Palestinian prosperity by increasing agricultural investments and reducing dependency on imports. 1/3
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“People are starving, people are thirsty, people have nothing in #Gaza. Our own staff and our partners' staff are displaced and running for their lives.” Said Nour Shawaf, Oxfam’s Humanitarian Programme Coordinator to @TRTWorldNow
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Aseel is one of only a handful of street photographers in #Gaza. She overcame social norms and turned her passion into a job but her main obstacle is the Israeli-imposed blockade that she and over half of the youthful population in Gaza Strip cannot overcome. #OpenUpGaza15
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Mohammad Obaid has devoted his life to making others happy. Yet in this short film, Mohammad explains how the Israeli-imposed blockade of Gaza is crushing his own happiness. #Gaza #Freedom #Justice #Peace #HumanRights #Circus #Oxfam #OpenUpGaza15
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The new water carrier line that was provided to Qusai Sawafta and 20 other farmers from the Jordan Valley allowed them to cultivate their land with financially rewarding crops. This land was neglected for years, and was at risk to be seized by the Israeli Authorities
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Terrible destruction at a #Gaza university which @Oxfam works with to support IT graduates. Classrooms shelled http://t.co/qE9kdkZBCz.
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Palestinian farmers were unable to cultivate this land for almost 55 years because of Israeli control over Area C. This year they succeeded in bringing life back to their land, creating jobs for youth and benefitting over 4,000 people. Learn more by watching this short video
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In this short film, Mohammad Abu Ghanem gives powerful testimony to how the Israeli-imposed blockade of Gaza has restricted his life and passion. #Gaza #Palestine #Freedom #Justice #Peace #HumanRights #Sea #surfing #Oxfam #OpenUpGaza15 #ABetterWorldThroughSurfing
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As 2024 begins, Palestinians in #Gaza continue to run for their lives. After almost 3 months of relentless bombardment, their only wish is a #ceasefirenow. Spread awareness and demand action! Stand against war crimes. Share this message for a ceasefire and an end to the siege.
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Imagine if you can cultivate only 1% of a big piece of land you own while the rest goes to strangers. This is exactly what Palestinian farmers go through every day. Learn more about the obstacles 290,000 Palestinians face in the area classified C of the occupied West Bank.
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Wassim Mushtaha, the Saving Lives Manager at Oxfam, was compelled to leave #Gaza City in order to protect the safety of his own family. He described his experiences during the early hours of the morning.
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Hamada always dreamed of being a world-renowned painter, but his dream became more difficult to accomplish because he has been living under a blockade for the past 15 years. #art #artwork #artworks #painter #painting #paintings #artistsoninstagram #artists #gaza #openupgaza15
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Policy lead Bushra Khalidi, speaking from Ramallah on.@BBCBreakfast on the urgent need for aid and supplies in #Gaza. "The situation is catastrophic. Entire neighbourhoods have been wiped out."
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We took action across the world demanding a permanent #CeasefireNOW in #Gaza. Over 3.5 million people have called for an end to the violence in Gaza. This week the UN is voting on a resolution to pause fighting & to release all hostages. Sign the petition:
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During this year’s #oliveharvest, and one week away from national Israeli #elections, in the West Bank (including East #Jerusalem) #Palestinians are subjected to an alarming increase in #violence.
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Shahd from Hebron, West Bank, is a fresh graduate who couldn’t find a job. She always loved plants and felt she is connected to them. Shahd owns her greenhouse now. She has her own business. She is independent, and she takes her own decisions.Photo by: Samar Hazboun/ #Oxfam 2021
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Ahmad is 14 year old 9th grader at Khan Younis UNRWA school. He won his seat as president of the school district parliament. his favourite subject is astronomy, and he needs a telescope that is impossible to find in Gaza. #gaza #freedom #justice #education #study #OpenUpGaza15
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“Our staff right now, struggling to survive, They’re hungry and they’re thirsty and they’re very tired. They have not only been mentally drained but physically trained.” Oxfam’s Policy Lead, Bushra Khalidi on CNN. #CeasefireNOW #Gaza
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📌 While the EU’s believes Israeli settlements in the West Bank are illegal, it still allows its citizens to buy products made on settlements on occupied land. This only sustains the legitimization and expansion of Israel’s settlement policy. 1/3
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Every year, Israeli settlers violently disrupt the olive harvest in the West Bank. This includes crop theft, vandalism, direct attacks against farmers, burning or damaging of olive trees. Farmers are unable to access their land close to the "Seam Zone" and settlements in Area C.
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“Children receiving care for cancer, people on respirators, patients in intensive care cannot flee the violence. Indiscriminately firing on civilians in hospitals is not just a #warcrime, it’s an assault on humanity.”.
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Tala was born in the year Gaza’s movement and access restrictions tightened. She never doubted that one day she would travel, but she is trapped. #travel #nature #travelphotography #photography #photooftheday #instagood #travelgram #picoftheday #instagram #openUpGaza15
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Civil society organisations should be able to work without retaliation and with protection. The international community must show solidarity, denounce this decision and call on the Government of Israel to reverse it immediately. 2/2.
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Six months since the #Gaza ceasefire the Israeli blockade remains firmly in place http://t.co/34igANGvs6.
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Now 215,000 people have fled their homes in #Gaza, with nowhere safe to escape http://t.co/AqeAjZERZy.
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Soad and Sobhia, two farmers from Gaza, have worked in farming for the past 40 years. The Israeli blockade and climate change impact their livelihood. #OXFAM supported them with new greenhouses and a unique variety of grapes resilient to the changing climate.
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Introducing Jumana, a 25 and from Gaza. This is her first-time leaving Gaza, and she wants to share her experience with you. Watch the video to see how much this means to her. #LifeUnderBlockade#OpenUpGaza15
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“My family has been displaced three times, and now they’re sheltering in Al Shifa hospital. They’re sleeping on the floor outside, and there’s no clean water. They’ve all gotten sick.” Oxfam's Policy Lead Bushra Khalidi on @ABCaustralia .#Gaza #CeasefireNow
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97% of the groundwater in Gaza is undrinkable. Oxfam’s sequel documentary about the water crisis in Gaza drops on this Saturday at 18:00 GMT.
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Mohammad's passionate about show jumping & has been practising since he was little. if he's to leave Gaza to perform or train, he would never be able to do that with his horse Plotunium, because he remains trapped in Gaza. #OpenUpGaza15 #horseriding #Horseracing #Gaza #oxfam
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Gaza’s population continues to grow, yet there is no more fresh water in Gaza, nor enough electricity to effectively clean used water and sewage. Oxfam’s sequel documentary about the water crisis in Gaza drops on this Saturday at 18:00 GMT.
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12 AID AGENCIES CALL ON UK GOVERNMENT TO PUT CIVILIANS FIRST IN ISRAEL GAZA CONFLICT
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Our 15 stars are eager to share their stories with you & with the whole world. We are getting closer to our event on the 21st in Gaza. If you can’t be there in person, you can watch the livestream through our socials. You will still be able to walk among OUR stars. #OpenUpGaza15
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“The water we get requires either desalination or disinfection. We just can’t have it all!” Nagham 15. Over the past 15 years, #Gaza has become an open-air prison for some 2.1 million Palestinians, out of whom 40% are under the age of 15 #water #cleanwater #Openupgaza15
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#Gaza has been under blockade for the past 7 years. This is what it means for many people there http://t.co/K7LwhVD7pp.
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“World leaders must stop sitting on the sidelines, wringing their hands. We need an immediate #ceasefire to end the relentless bloodshed and to prevent the shattering of even more lives.”.#CeasefireNOW.
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"A human being can't live without a soul, and this land is my soul, I need to protect it. For years, this area was declared an Israeli military zone. We couldn't access our land. Recently, we have come together and started to rehabilitate the land." Ahmad, from the Jordan Valley.
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Oxfam's Bushra Khalidi shares insights on the dire humanitarian situation in G@za during her interview on BBC Breakfast. We encourage you to watch the interview to gain a deeper understanding on the unfolding situation.
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Brave medical teams in #Gaza are risking their own lives to save others http://t.co/GrTodcfmti via @Oxfam
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Today is the Int'l Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Palestinian civil society organisations must be able to operate freely as they uphold human rights. Unsubstantiated designations without credible evidence must be revoked. #standwiththe6 #standwiththe7 learn more👇🏼
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Oxfam's Khloud, based in Gaza, describes the situation in the South after so many families have left. There, families are now out on the streets, their children's cries echoing with hunger. Khloud emphasizes the excruciating circumstances. Lend her your ear.
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Businesses in illegal Israeli settlements profit from access to cheap and vulnerable Palestinian labour. Decades of economic strangulation have led to high unemployment and poverty in the OPT, forcing Palestinians to seek employment in Israel and the settlements.
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Alaa lives in #Gaza with a physical disability. He was eight years old when the Gaza Strip came under a comprehensive blockade. “I am not only locked up in the Gaza Strip, I am being locked up inside my own home.” #OpenUpGaza15 #Disability #inclusion #wheelcheers #empowerment
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🛑 Stop settlement trade now. 🛑.Sign the European Citizens Initiative (ECI) petition to ban all trade with illegal settlements. 3/3 .#stopsettlements
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🎪 🤡 Circus performing is quite unusual in Gaza. Follow this thread to sea one of Gaza’s most popular performers. 🧵1/5
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The OPT is going through a dreadful energy crisis. Many Palestinian communities in Gaza and Area C of the West Bank, don't have stable access to electricity. Oxfam provides Palestinian farmers with solar energy to help them access better water resources and improve livelihoods.
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6 months ago since #Gaza conflict erupted. Photo from Gaza now. Reconstruction barely begun, blockade still in place http://t.co/FS4kKjW2qz.
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Israeli army demolishes Belgian government-funded electricity network for Palestinian village. Photo via @EAPPI
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“My dream is to take pictures of streets outside of Gaza, but I can’t even get to the other half of my country, the West Bank,” Aseel Kabariti, Street photographer from Gaza #artist #photo #photography #photogram #streetphotography #women #womenempowerment #openupgaza15
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95% of Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Strip live under the poverty line and are subject to direct attacks while fishing. Fishermen have the right to safe and dignified access to agreed fishing zones. #Gaza #Endtheblockade
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In Gaza, 97% of all water is undrinkable, leaving almost 2 million Palestinians with no safe water to drink from the tap. Even the sea surrounding Gaza is contaminated, as millions of litres of raw sewage spill into it each day.
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The children of Gaza are living depression, grief and fear. It is imperative that we help the next generation not to be lost to the blockade. Over 800,000 young Palestinians have spent their entire lives trapped within Gaza. #OpenUpGaza15 #Oxfam #Gaza.
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“I am a farmer like my ancestors. We grew up in these fields. This land is everything to us.” . Watch Laila’s story to learn more about settler violence against Palestinian farmers in the West Bank.
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Thyme has always been a source of income for many Palestinian women. It's being demanded in international markets. Oxfam supported women farmers to export thyme abroad. Palestinian thyme is now available in international markets &Palestinian women are expanding their businesses.
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This month we mark the 15th anniversary of the Blockade on Gaza Strip. Our 15 stars want the whole world to hear their stories .Stay tuned for a tour among the stars. Join our event on the 21st in Gaza - it will also be livestreamed. #OpenUpGaza15
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Bushra Khaldi, Oxfam's Policy Lead: 2.2 million people, half of them children, are trapped & starving, unable to access aid due to fuel shortages & restricted entry. 60% of #Gaza is destroyed, leaving people without homes, schools, healthcare, and basic necessities. #CeasefireNOW
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Alaa is not only locked up in the Gaza strip but also trapped inside his house because his battery automated wheelchair broke and he is unable to get repair parts into Gaza because of the blockade. #OpenUpGaza15.#OpenUpGaza15 #Disability #inclusion #wheelcheers 🦽 #Gaza #tech
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If the blockade on #Gaza was a person it would now be a 13-year-old teenager. Gaza wasn't always cut off from the rest of the world. It used to be THE place to go for a holiday, where Palestinians grew some of the best quality produce. Our story drops FRIDAY. Watch and share.
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"Sometimes you feel that you are lucky you survived cancer. I hope my family and I will be lucky to survive this aggression." Eman Shanan, Director of our partner, Aid and Hope for Cancer Survivors in #Gaza.
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Trump #peaceplan no state solution for Palestinians, undermines peace for Israelis and Palestinians alike
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⚡It took 9 months to reject unsubstantiated evidence. Now the “terrorist” designation must be lifted and reputational damage of 6 #Palestinian NGOs repaired. 👉
The Foreign Ministries of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden and The Netherlands have released a statement on the designation of six Palestinian civil society organisations as terrorist organisations.👉
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On Friday, October 27, 2023, we lost contact with our staff in #Gaza for 36 hours. During that time, the situation was deteriorating. Here's a glimpse of what those intense 36 hours felt like. #CeasefireNOW sign the petition
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Do not forget to meet Gaza only fisher woman navigating through our event on 21st June 2022. #Gaza #OpenUpGaza15 #Oxfam 🎣 🧵4/4.
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📌 While trade with illegal settlements continues, they will keep expanding, fueling further human rights violations against Palestinians with complete impunity. 🛑 Stop settlement trade now. 🛑2/3.
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The opening up of Gaza will be critical in controlling inflation and the associated price rises for staple food items. Failure to do so will result in further hardships for the majority of families in Gaza. #openupgaza15.
Decades of movement and access restrictions, including the past 15 years of closure and “economic warfare” by Israel, have left Gaza residents particularly exposed to a global spike in the price of food and basic necessities. Read more:
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We are deeply concerned about the potential for large scale civilian suffering as a result of the ongoing Israeli military operation in the densely-populated Gaza Strip. Read the full update on our website:
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Mohammad has been practising since he was seven years old. Over the past five years, he has trained with his horse, Plutonium, on a nearly daily basis. Even during COVID restrictions and under the shelling, his main concern was Plutonium’s wellbeing. #openupgaza15 #horseriding
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"Who would have imagined that the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip that started 15 years ago this month would not only still be in place today, but even reinforced?"@Doylech @arabnews .#Oxfam #Jerusalem #OpenUpGaza15 #development #Gaza .
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1/2 Children in Gaza – amounting to half of the total population - must be protected from Israeli bombardments. Children’s repeated exposure to traumatic events, constant fear that their lives could be upturned at any time,.
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As 2024 approaches in two days, an Oxfam staff member paints a Painful reality in #Gaza. The ongoing Israeli military onslaught means the humanitarian crisis persists with unimaginable challenges. In Gaza, their only aspiration for the New Year is an immediate #CeasefireNOW.
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📌 Twenty-two entrepreneurs from Gaza will implement their own innovative ideas that contribute to tackling climate change issues faced by their communities. They were selected in the #Climathon that Oxfam and UCAS Incubator organized in #Gaza with support from @BMZ_Bund
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Last week, the IPC food security figures showed most people in #Gaza can no longer feed themselves and their families. Unless there is an immediate #ceasefireNOW, Gaza risks being pushed into famine. Let's all join in denouncing the collective punishment of Palestinians in Gaza.
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Across the OPT this week, activists continue to be censored, Palestinian children killed and families uprooted. As #SheikhJarrah faces a final ruling, Oxfam stands with the Al-Kurd, Al-Qasim, Al Jaouni and Scavi families whose forcible displacement could be a war crime.
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Tens of millions of dollars in international aid to Gaza currently being blocked as Israel tightens blockade: Our brief with @NRC_MiddleEast and @premiereurgence: #gaza #israel #blockade.
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After the May 2021 Israeli offensive on Gaza, Hind wanted to help her peers by initiating a mental health awareness project. She wanted to take the project outside Gaza via the internet, except that the limited 2G mobile data hinders her progress. #OpenUpGaza15 #internet #Gaza
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Hamada is a contemporary visual artist from #Gaza. He was only 13 when the blockade on Gaza strip was imposed. for him, Art is the only way he can express his thoughts and feelings #art #artwork #artworks #painter #painting #paintings #artistsoninstagram #artists #openupgaza15
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Fishing boats totally destroyed by airstrikes in #Gaza port. Will take fishermen years to recover from the damage http://t.co/aycP7Myjni.
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This passionate 14 year old cat lover is Nagham. The common solution for Nagham and her family when obtaining water is to buy it from tankers, which may not be fit to drink due to the severe shortage of desalination & water management systems in Gaza .#cleamwater #openupgaza15
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