Weekly Briefing Notes (March 10-16, 2004)
By OCHA
March 19, 2004


Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs


OCHA Weekly Briefing Notes

Update for oPt (10 – 16 March 2004)

INSIDE: Casualties ▪ Incidents involving ambulances ▪ Curfew ▪ House demolition ▪ Land levelling\confiscation ▪ Checkpoints\roadblocks\Barrier\restrictions on movement ▪ Education ▪ Labour movement to Israel ▪ Appendix

1. Casualties

Palestinians: 18 deaths
65 injured
Israelis: 10 deaths
17 injured
14 March: 10 people were killed and 16 wounded in a double suicide bombing at Ashdod Port.

2. Incidents involving ambulances and medical teams

Denial of access: 1 incident

3. Curfews

Curfews were reported in the following locations: Husan (5 days), Burin, Kafr Qalil, Rujeib and Talluza (1 day), Silwad for 5-6 hours.

4. House demolitions/Demolition Orders
• 09 March: A house was demolished in Beit Hanina1.
• 16 March: IDF completely demolished the educational studies campus of al-Aqsa University, located near Netzarim junction, south of Gaza city at Salah Edien Street.

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