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March 3, 2015

Aid official says Gazans have lost hope, situation worse than during war

A baby cries as members of a Palestinian family warm themselves by a fire Feb. 20 at the remains of their house that witnesses said was destroyed by Israeli shelling during a 50-day war last summer near Gaza City. Six months after the end of the most rec ent war in Gaza, one aid official said there is still a "grave humanitarian crisis."

JERUSALEM - Six months after the end of the most recent war in Gaza, there is still a "grave humanitarian crisis" in the narrow strip wedged between the Egyptian and Israeli borders, where more than 1.8 million Palestinians live closed off to the world because of an international embargo.

Published in International
July 7, 2014

Jerusalem patriarch denounces wave of retaliations after teen murders

Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal

JERUSALEM - Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal strongly denounced the increasing wave of violent retaliations following the murders of Israeli and Palestinian teens and called on political and religious leaders to act to calm the atmosphere.

Published in International