Updates

Severe damage to crops in Gaza following aerial herbicide spraying by Israel Severe damage to crops in Gaza following aerial herbicide spraying by Israel
January 28, 2020. Aerial spraying conducted between January 14 and 16 has damaged crops as far as one kilometer away from Gaza’s perimeter fence, causing serious financial losses for farmers in the Strip.

Israel resumes aerial herbicide spraying along Gaza’s perimeter fence; Gisha, Adalah and Al Mezan demand an immediate halt to the destructive measure Israel resumes aerial herbicide spraying along Gaza’s perimeter fence; Gisha, Adalah and Al Mezan demand an immediate halt to the destructive measure
January 20, 2020. For three consecutive days, Israeli crop-duster planes conducted aerial herbicide spraying over the fence separating Gaza and Israel. Gisha, Adalah and Al Mezan demand that Israel halt the illegal practice immediately.

Gaza Strip Map Gaza Strip Map
January 9, 2020. A new and updated map published by Gisha emphasizes the spatial dimensions of Israel’s ongoing control over Gaza, and the means by which Israel denies movement of people and goods. The map includes data and background on the crossing points with Israel and Egypt, the “fishing zone” enforced by Israel in Gaza’s territorial waters, and the “buffer zone” it imposes along the barrier separating Gaza from Israel.

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In Focus

Gaza Strip Map Gaza Strip Map
A new and updated map published by Gisha in January 2020 emphasizes the spatial dimensions of Israel’s ongoing control over Gaza,... (Read More)

Access Kit: A guide to procedures and protocols that regulate access to and from the Gaza Strip Access Kit: A guide to procedures and protocols that regulate access to and from the Gaza Strip
The Access Kit’s focus is on access to professional opportunities; it includes information on applications for permits to engage in trade,... (Read More)

If Only – Young Palestinians in Gaza on What Freedom of Movement Means to Them If Only – Young Palestinians in Gaza on What Freedom of Movement Means to Them
To mark International Human Rights Day, Gisha is proud to release If Only, a new clip exploring what freedom of movement... (Read More)

Statement by Gisha Executive Director, Tania Hary, at the UN Security Council Statement by Gisha Executive Director, Tania Hary, at the UN Security Council
On Novemeber 21, Gisha Executive Director Tania Hary addressed the United Nations Security Council in New York City. Hary, who was... (Read More)

Changes in criteria for movement of people in 2019 Changes in criteria for movement of people in 2019
Israel’s control over the movement of Palestinians in the occupied Palestinian territory is codified in military legislation enforced by the Israeli... (Read More)

Gisha in Action

Gisha in letter to Minister of Defense, COGAT, and the Attorney General: Allow entrance of tires into Gaza immediately
On January 14, 2020, Gisha sent a letter (Hebrew) to Israel’s Minister of Defense Naftali Bennett, Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit, and... (Read More)

About 350 people attend film screening hosted by Gisha at the Solidarity – Tel Aviv Human Rights Film Festival
Gisha at the Solidarity Film Festival. Photo by Keren Manor On December 9, Gisha hosted an event as part of the Solidarity... (Read More)

Gisha hosts screening of the film Gaza for diplomats and employees of civil society organizations in the presence of directors Garry Keane and Andrew McConnell
On November 4, Gisha hosted a screening of the documentary film Gaza, Ireland’s entry for the 2020 Oscar Awards, in Tel... (Read More)

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