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The crisis in Gaza


January 8, 2009
By Kathleen Sands Adams
Photo: REUTERS/Mohammed Salem courtesy www.alertnet.org

Photo: REUTERS/Mohammed Salem courtesy www.alertnet.org

Some breaking news to share with you: The International Rescue Committee is working with partners to deliver urgently needed supplies to hospitals and other centers providing humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza. We're also calling on all parties in the crisis to ensure that civilians have full and immediate access to medical care and other humanitarian assistance.  More on what we are doing and how you can help here.
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Mercy Corps today delivered a

Submitted by GRR (not verified) on January 8, 2009 - 8:41pm.

Mercy Corps today delivered a truckload of rice and other food staples for 2,000 hungry Gazans. They plan to distribute blankets, mattresses, pillows and powdered milk to 100 families displaced to UN refugee camps in Jabaliya and Rafah during tomorrow's afternoon cease-fire. Mercy Corps is also seeking signatures for a petition calling for immediate humanitarian access to Gaza.
The Gaza Crisis Fund is also accepting donations for much-needed supplies to be delivered to people in Gaza.

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