Red Cross warns of Gaza crisis
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The international Red Cross issued a dire warning on the state of basic services in Gaza on Tuesday, calling on Israel to lift a blockade it has imposed in response to increased rocket attacks by Palestinian militants.
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A group of 12 United Nations agencies warn of an impending humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.
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Civilians trapped in Fallujah face a humanitarian disaster unless Iraqi and American authorities allow food, water and medicine into the besieged city, aid agencies warned last night.
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Israel is urged to ensure Palestinians can access life-saving medical treatment after it withdraws from Gaza.
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The Arab League says it will hold an emergency session to discuss the violence in Gaza, which has claimed at least 56 Palestinians this week.
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Ramallah - All members of the Palestinian security services were placed on a state of alert on Thursday to prepare for a possible outbreak of unrest in the event of Yasser Arafat&#39;s death, Palestinian security sources said.
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Â· Charities forced to pull staff from affected areas Â· Wave of bombings linked to siege of Red Mosque
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Thousands take chance to stock up on supplies as Israeli closure of crossings deepens crisis
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THE crisis in Darfur is now affecting at least two million people as violence and insecurity in the war-torn region of Sudan intensify, the United Nations warned last night.
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Arab officials reacted with alarm to the escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, with some countries condemning Israel&#039;s offensive in Gaza and others pressing Palestinian militants to free a kidnapped Israeli soldier.
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RAFAH, Egypt, June 17 -- All but sealed off by Egypt and Israel, Gaza presented an intensifying security concern to its neighbors and a fast-approaching humanitarian crisis Sunday, three days after its takeover by Hamas.
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The Red Cross warned on Wednesday that a food crisis could be looming across east and west Africa due to the massive damage wrought on crops by ongoing flooding.
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Villages throughout Sudan's Darfur  region face an "unprecedented food crisis," worse than the  threat of famine in recent decades, the International Committee  of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Tuesday.
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Civilian casualties have reached "appalling levels" in Sri Lanka's civil war, the Red Cross said Wednesday
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Israel's justice minister has warned  that far-right rabbis who urge religious soldiers to disobey  orders to evacuate Jewish settlements in Gaza could face  prosecution, saying such calls risk sparking civil war.
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Palestinian officials say they could be forced to cut health services as Israel halts fuel shipments
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The International Red Cross is &quot;deeply concerned&quot; at the impact of the fighting in Iraq and the apparent failures by all sides to respect humanitarian laws.