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The combined Humanitarian Update for November and December 2005 focuses on the situation in the Gaza Strip following the Israeli withdrawal from settlements, completed on 12 September (Box1). Developments observed in the Gaza Strip after Israeli disengagement have been largely negative. This Special Focus analysis the factors contributing to the persistent humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, particularly linked with access.
The particularly concerning trend is the upsurge in violence within the Gaza Strip. Between 12 September and 31 December, 47 people have died in 97 internal clashes - a figure that exceeds the 33 fatalities resulting from Palestinian/Israeli confrontations.
Despite the physical Israeli withdrawal from inside the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian/Israeli conflict has continued with Palestinian militants firing at least 283 homemade rockets into Israel and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) launching more than 124 air strikes in which fatalities or injuries were reported. For example, four Palestinians were killed and four others injured in an IAF air strike (Targeted Killing) on 14 December. The IDF have launched 544 artillery shells into Gaza Strip during this period. Most recently, on 28 December, the IDF fired 30 artillery shells into open areas in Gaza North and conducted six air strikes, injuring one Palestinian. Ongoing violence within the Gaza Strip continues to have a distressing impact on the population, especially amongst children.
On 28 December, the IDF declared parts of northern Gaza Strip a "no-go" area through an enlarged buffer zone including the areas of the former evacuated Israeli settlements of Gaza North. The 250 Palestinian residents of Al Siafa (within the new buffer zone) as well as an estimated 4750 Palestinians in surrounding villages are affected.
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[1] http://www.americantaskforce.org/resources
[2] http://www.americantaskforce.org/sites/default/files/HU11_1205.pdf
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