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Information about the humanitarian situation in Gaza has been removed as it no longer accurately reflects the current situation.
Occupied Palestininan Territories: the humanitarian situation in Gaza version 3.0 added.
Added Home Office fact-finding mission report.
Occupied Palestinian Territory (Gaza): security and humanitarian situation version 2.0 added.
Background information, including actors of protection, and internal relocation published.
'Operational guidance note: Occupied Palestinian Territories, March 2013' and 'Country of origin information report: Occupied Palestinian Territories, 15 May 2012' removed.
