During August, the Israeli authorities coordinated a two-percent increase in the truckload volume of goods and gas that was transferred to Palestinians in Gaza. Only one of many examples of Israeli-Palestinian coordination. In August alone, Israeli and Palestinian representatives held
Thousands of Palestinians receive medical treatment in Israel on a yearly basis. Israeli officials such as Dalia Bassa, Civil Administration health coordinator, work to ensure that patients with serious illnesses receive comprehensive treatment and care. Efforts to improve the emotional
Yesterday, August 4, 2011, hundreds of Israeli Druze college students traveled from Israel to Syria via the Quneitra Crossing, along the Israeli-Syrian border. The students, who study at Syrian educational institutions, returned for the upcoming fall semester. The Israeli Druze
The spokesman of the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) announced yesterday, August 2, 2011 that Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak approved the following measures in honor of the month of Ramadan, celebrated by Palestinian Muslims, and as part
In anticipation of the upcoming Ramadan period, celebrated by Palestinian Muslims, which begins today, August 1, 2011, the IDF and the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (CoGAT), will ease restrictions in line with the directives of IDF Chief
Today, the Civil Administration played a small role in the long journey of a famous Picasso painting by coordinating the passage of the artwork out of the West Bank on its way home to the Netherlands. Buste de Femme (1943),
Last month, a group of Palestinian children from the West Bank along with their parents traveled to the Jerusalem Zoo for a day. Their trip was organized by the Civil Administration and Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem. Many of the children
Today, Israel sent 19 truckloads of medical equipment to Gaza’s Jordanian field hospital via the Erez Crossing. The Israeli aid convoy also included 195 Jordanian hospital staff members — who replaced outgoing staff — one fuel tank, one refrigerated truck
Today, rioters hurled rocks and burned tires near Qalandiya Crossing. Nonetheless, IDF forces ensured that Palestinians would be able to enter Israel as usual. This morning, two Palestinian patients were evacuated from a Palestinian Authority run hospital to Israeli hospitals:
The Israeli Government, together with the IDF, coordinates the delivery of a variety of humanitarian aid and development assistance to the civilian population of the Gaza Strip on a daily basis. The following report details cross-border activities for the week