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(do the math)





Aside from delivering life-saving supplies of food, water and medicines to protect children's physical health, UNICEF is concerned about the mental well-being of children in Gaza and the high level of stress they have been under during three weeks of violence. Another top priority, therefore, will be getting their daily lives back to normal.


UNICEF - Supplying water to shelters in Gaza:


As everyone has suspected (and expected), the Israeli armies have pulled out of Gaza on the eve of the inauguration of Barrack Obama as the new President of America. They leave Gaza in ruins, with people having nowhere to go and the humanitarian situation in the worst of conditions. The grounds are contaminated with sewage and there is no clean water supply; a situation ripe for an epidemic (semangat community tak habis lagi).

So, they left. So, they claimed victory. So, the people stays...and what is next for them? What happens now?

Scale of Gaza Devastation Emerges - uploaded by ArchivesAlgeriennes:


Half of Gazan children need mental care - PRESS TV
Fear, anorexia, insomnia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), night terror, parasomnias, nocturia (night-time urination) and pavor nocturnes are among the many psychological effects the 18-month Israeli blockade has had on the children of Gaza.

The Gaza Community Mental Health Program (GCMHP) has been tasked with treating the children in Gaza in line with a project launched in April 1990 by Dr. Eyad El Sarraj, the only psychiatrist who worked in the Gaza Strip at the time.


Arab summit debates Gaza response - AlJazeera

King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia pledged on Monday to donate one billion dollars towards the reconstruction of the Palestinian coastal territory, which has faced deadly attacks by Israeli forces since December 27.


Shin Bet: Army far from achievement

Israel launched Operation Cast Lead on December 27 allegedly to destroy Hamas's power to fire rockets at Israeli towns. After the bloody campaign which killed at least 1,300 people including women and children, Hamas's power to launch rocket attacks on Israel seems intact.


Israel rushes to withdraw troops as Gaza reconstruction talks begin - Guardian UK
The Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert, said his government wanted to get forces out of Gaza "at the greatest possible speed". Israeli officials told the Associated Press the plan was to leave before Barack Obama's inauguration as US president tomorrow.


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Tzipi Livni confronted by the National Press Club:

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