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Oxfam is deeply concerned at the tension and violence witnessed over the past few days in Jerusalem and the potential for further escalation. Palestinian families who have lived in Jerusalem for generations are being threatened with evictions and systemic discrimination benefiting the agenda of violent settler organizations, fanning the flames of current confrontations.

The international community continues to turn a blind eye to Israel’s violations of international law and the abuse of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), Oxfam said today. 

Paper released as West Bank sees escalations in Israeli military and settler violence.

At current rates it could take more than 100 years to complete essential building of homes, schools and health facilities in Gaza unless the Israeli blockade is lifted, Oxfam warned today as new figures show the amount of vital construction materials entering Gaza dropped last month.

A new Oxfam analysis found that since breaking the ceasefire on March 18, Israel has issued over 30 forced displacement orders.  Combined with deliberate deprivation, this reveals a strategy of dismantling and erasing Gaza itself.

Ante la llegada del huracán Irma a Cuba, desde las escuelas hasta las cuevas, sirven de albergues transitorios para preservar lo más importante: la vida.Justamente el  8 de septiembre de 2008, el huracán Ike afectó parte del oriente cubano. Todavía la gente de estas geografías lo recuerda. Según datos del Anuario Estadístico de Cuba (2016) dejó pérdidas ascendentes a 7 325,3 millones de pesos.  Como para no olvidar la fuerza de estos fenómenos, nueve años después las poblaciones de la región oriental volvieron a vivir una situación de riesgo, ahora ante el huracán Irma –el…