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Less than seven percent of pre-conflict water levels available to Rafah and North Gaza, worsening a health catastrophe
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New survey reveals extent of Israel’s failure to improve humanitarian access in Gaza in the year since ICJ ruling
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Oxfam welcomes Gaza ceasefire, urges permanent end to hostilities, accountability, an end to atrocities and lifting of blockade
With Israeli bombings halted, the urgent task of recovery and ensuring accountability begins for mourners enduring unimaginable loss. Oxfam welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire, with the initial agreement on the release of Israeli hostages and some of the Palestinian detainees, and the temporary ceasefire in the Gaza Strip after 15 months of a relentless…