
| Gaza situation report, 17 November


| 17 November 2012
 Continuous Israeli airstrikes have been ongoing for the third consecutive night, causing fear and panic among the civilian population as the Israeli military operation has entered its fourth calendar day. Heavy explosions have been heard all over the Gaza Strip during the past 24 hours. |

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| Syria humanitarian response (Issue 18)

| 16 November 2012
 The humanitarian situation remained grave during the last week. An escalation in armed conflict in Aleppo and Damascus/Rif Damascus has compounded humanitarian needs. |

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| Gaza situation report, 16 November


| 16 November 2012
 The Israeli military operation continues for the second consecutive day. Widespread Israeli air strikes have been taking place for the past 24 hours. Over 60 Israeli Air Force (IAF) raids, with over 100 missiles fired, accompanied by very loud explosions, were reported for the period 01:00hrs - 07:20hrs only. |

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| Emergency in Syria


| 16 November 2012
 The unrest in Syria is growing, and has now engulfed large swathes of the country. Most of the 518,000 Palestine refugees in Syria are now directly caught up in the conflict. |

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| Emergency in Gaza: 1.2 million Palestine refugees affected


| 16 November 2012
 In the Gaza Strip, civilians have been hit hard by conflict. UNRWA is there for them. |

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| Gaza situation report, 15 November


| 15 November 2012
 Israeli military operation "Pillar of Defense" continues with Israeli air strikes as well as naval and tank firing across the Gaza Strip. A ground operation has not been launched. |

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| Death of UNRWA teacher in Gaza

| 15 November 2012
 Shortly after one o’clock today an UNRWA teacher was killed by an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza. Marwan Abu Al Qusum was in his early 50s and an Arabic teacher at UNRWA’s Preparatory Boys School in Jabalia. |

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| Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser of Qatar partners with UNRWA to educate children affected by occupation and conflict

| 14 November 2012
 UNRWA has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with the Office of Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser of Qatar to promote education for children living under occupation and in conflict zones. |

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| Syria humanitarian response (Issue 17)

| 12 November 2012
 Speaking during a presentation to the United Nations General Assembly, UNRWA Commissioner-General Filippo Grandi expressed "extreme concern" that most of the 518,000 Palestine refugees in Syria were now directly caught up in the conflict, and called for greater protection of civilians in the country. |

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| Syria statement, 6 November

| 07 November 2012
 In the early evening of 5 November 2012, Dr. Rehab Awadallah, an UNRWA teacher in Syria aged 45 years, was killed while she was walking on Al Jouni Street in the southeastern part of Yarmouk residential area in Damascus. |

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