What's happening
Across the Middle East, there are people suffering because of conflict, war or unrest. Read about the latest developments.
Palestinian human rights abuses must stop
Christian Aid partner Culture and Free Thought Association centres in Gaza are taken over by armed members of Hamas, continuing recent violence and human rights abuses by rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah.
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Israel trying to turn the sick into informers
The Israeli security service is attempting to systematically use sick patients in Gaza as informers, says a new report by a Christian Aid partner.
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New settlements
Christian Aid is calling on the UK and Irish governments, the EU and the Quartet to make it clear to Israel that new illegal settlements on the West Bank will not be tolerated.
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Israel at 60
It's 60 years since Israel was declared a state, a homeland for Jews. But Palestinians will be remembering the anniversary as ‘Al Nakba’, the day when they were displaced from their lands.
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Quartet need to pressure Israel on Gaza blockade
UK aid agencies have called on members of the Mid-East Quartet to end its complacency by putting the highest diplomatic pressure on the Israeli government to lift the blockade on Gaza.
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Iraq: working for the future
Life for ordinary Iraqis remains a daily struggle and the future remains uncertain, five years after the invasion. Despite the difficult circumstances, Christian Aid's partners have continued, even expanded, their vital work there.
Christian Aid on the ground