OCHA: one in two Palestinians to need humanitarian assistance in 2017

HEADLINEThe UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) discusses what to expect in 2017 as East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza mark 50 years under Israeli occupation.

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23,Jan 2017
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20,Jan 2017
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Tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza demonstrate against the electricity shortage in the besieged coastal enclave. 

18,Jan 2017
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12,Jan 2017

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