Al Bireh, 24/03/2013 – PRCS signed two Memoranda of Understanding with the Swedish Red Cross and the Norwegian Red Cross aimed at enhancing cooperation in the field of humanitarian and relief services.

(Al Bireh – 8/1/2013): Last night, PRCS’ Disaster Management Unit raised its response level to the higher alert due to the adverse weather conditions causing widespread flooding.

The PRCS National Disaster Response Team together with Emergency Medical Services (EMS) teams have been responding to the humanitarian needs of various Palestinian communities.

After an initial assessment done by the PRCS team in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, 126 families were handed relief items, blankets, covers and plastic sheeting to enable them to cope with the weather conditions.

(Gaza, 21/12/2012): PRCS’ President Dr. Younis Al Khatib visited today Al Shifa’ Public Hospital in Gaza where he met with injured Palestinians and was briefed by hospital officials on the hospital’s medical needs in the aftermath of the Israeli attacks against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Dr. Al Khatib was accompanied by Dr. Khaled Joudeh, PRCS’ Director General. “PRCS shall continue to provide support to and to cooperate with public hospitals in the Gaza Strip”, Al Khatib said.

(Gaza – 20/11/2012): Dr. Younis Al Khatib, PRCS President, affirms that PRCS will continue to provide its humanitarian and medical assistance to the victims of the Israeli shelling in the Gaza Strip.

Dr. Al Khatib added that despite the constant Israeli shelling that spares no one, the PRCS teams are doing their best to reach the victims fast.

Both PRCS operations rooms in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank are operating around the clock to monitor the situation on the ground and manage the humanitarian services provided by the Society to the victims of the Israeli attack.

Here is a summary of the PRCS activities:

・ Around 200 volunteers have been deployed to help the EMS and DM staff in evacuating and treating the victims of the Israeli attack.

15/11/2012

The PRCS declared the maximum state of emergency last night in the Gaza Strip due to the Israeli military operation there that has resulted in a number of fatalities and causalities.

(Toubas- 1/11/2012): PRCS provided relief services and aid to Palestinians in Khirbet Ibzik (Toubas Governorate, Northern Aghwar) after Israeli occupation forces demolished several tents and barns in the area owned by 15 Palestinian families.

According to Mr. Walid Abou’l Hayja, Coordinator of PRCS’ Disaster Response Unit in the Northern West Bank, “PRCS’ teams distributed around 30 tents as well as blankets, mattresses, kitchen utensils and hygiene items to devastated families following a rapid assessment of the situation in coordination with ICRC”.

Main Events Monitored by PRCS’ Operations Room from 15 September to 21 September 2012:

Israeli Army Attacks:

• Two Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip in an Israeli air-raid on Rafah.

• In Hebron Governorate, occupation soldiers detained teachers from Janba Co-Ed school to the East of Yatta, in an attempt to stop the educational process there. Moreover, Israeli soldiers closed down the road linking Janba to Al Fakhit with cement blocks. They also severely beat one Palestinian from the village.

(Al Bireh- 2792012): PRCS’ Primary Health Care (PHC) Programme concluded a training workshop on Public Health and First Aid in practice. Twenty Programme’s employees from the West Bank took part in this 4-day workshop which aimed at disseminating experiences gained by a number of staff during a previous workshop held in Amman last June. The workshop also aimed at supporting the adoption of a unified approach towards community-based health programs in all PRCS health centers.