John Ging

Hamas proposes truce with Israel

aljazeera.net     Apr 24, 2008   123 related          

Offer for ceasefire in Gaza made as UN suspends food aid due to fuel shortages. ... The United Nations delivers food aid to about 860,000 of Gaza's 1.4 million population [AFP] Hamas, at a meeting with Egyptian mediators in Cairo, has proposed a truce with Israel, aimed...                    

BBC: Gazans discuss the fuel crisis-Three Palestinians - one working in healthcare, another...

annies-letters.blogspot.com     Apr 25, 2008          

Gazans discuss the fuel crisis Three Palestinians - one working in healthcare, another working in education and another who is unemployed - discuss the effect of the embargo and fuel shortages on their lives in the Gaza Strip. It will be hard to find work because most...                    

Gaza filling stations offer fuel to UN aid agency

rian.ru     Apr 24, 2008   5 related          

GAZA, April 24 (RIA Novosti) - Owners of filling stations in the Gaza Strip agreed on Thursday to provide a UN relief mission with their reserve fuel stocks to enable it to distribute food aid in the enclave. John Ging, the head of the United Nations Relief and Works...                    

Palestinians Pledge Fuel for Aid Agency Amid Shortages

buzzle.com     Apr 24, 2008          

Fuel distributors in the Gaza Strip agree to provide emergency shipment to a UN agency that had warned it would have to halt food distribution ... Palestinian fuel distributors in the Gaza Strip agreed today to provide an emergency shipment to a UN aid agency that had...                    

Fuel blockade threatens food aid to Gaza

dw-world.de     Apr 24, 2008   13 related          

The director of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees says it will have to halt the distribution of food to the Gaza Strip shortly if it does not receive fresh fuel supplies. UN Relief and Works Agency head, John Ging, said without diesel fuel, the agency's trucks could...                    

Arabs seek Bush help

keralanext.com     Apr 24, 2008   201 related          

WASHINGTON: King Abdullah II of Jordan yesterday insisted in talks with US President George W Bush t... ... WASHINGTON: King Abdullah II of Jordan yesterday insisted in talks with US President George W Bush that peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians...                    

UN: Collective punishment of Gazans has failed

freerepublic.com     Apr 23, 2008   7 related          

Mideast envoy says Israeli siege has failed, calls for reopening of Gaza crossings A United Nations envoy warned Wednesday against a deterioration in the humanitarian situation in Gaza. In a joint press conference with the head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNWRA), Robert Serry...                    

Gaza universities suspend class over fuel crisis

eleconomista.es     Apr 15, 2008   146 related          

By Nidal al-Mughrabi ... GAZA (Reuters) - Two major Gaza universities suspendedclasses on Tuesday, saying a fuel crisis in theHamas-controlled territory was making it difficult for studentsto travel. The pro-Hamas Islamic University and al-Aqsa University,identified with...                    

UN official: Gaza medical system in 'pathetic state'

earthtimes.org     Apr 7, 2008   7 related          

Gaza City - A high ranking UN official on Monday described the Gaza health system as being in a pathetic state and said that European prisoners had better access to basic services than residents of the coastal Strip. John Ging, the Gaza head of UNR...                    

World Blog: For one Gazan, there's 'no hope'

msn.com     Mar 10, 2008   130 related          

Posted: Monday, March 10, 2008 1:58 PM Filed Under: Tel Aviv, Israel By Karl Bostic, NBC News Producer GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Last week, Gaza was the site of some of the fiercest fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinians in years. Israel ground forces, tanks and...