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Israel bans access to sea in Gaza in act of collective punishment Israel bans access to sea in Gaza in act of collective punishment
April 27, 2021. According to COGAT, the “fishing zone” will remain closed “until further notice.” Human rights organizations Gisha, Adalah and Al Mezan demand the ban be reversed.

Following legal battle by Gisha, Gaza resident exits for visa interview at U.S. embassy Following legal battle by Gisha, Gaza resident exits for visa interview at U.S. embassy
April 22, 2021. The woman has waited for months for a response to her permit applications to exit the Strip for a few hours and attend the interview, which she needs in order to reach her only daughter’s complex surgery in the U.S.

Gaza’s workforce continues to shrink, 43% unemployment in the last quarter of 2020 Gaza’s workforce continues to shrink, 43% unemployment in the last quarter of 2020
April 13, 2021. Women’s unemployment in Gaza stands at 60.4%. As many as 79% of those employed in the private sector earn less than minimum wage.

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In Focus

Green Girls Green Girls
Meet the Green Girls – Aseel Alnajjar, Ghaidaa Qudaih, and Nadin Rock, three young women from Khuzaa, in the Gaza Strip,... (Read More)

Gisha’s position on the International Criminal Court’s recent decision Gisha’s position on the International Criminal Court’s recent decision
In light of the decision reached by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to extend the court’s territorial jurisdiction to the West... (Read More)

Israel’s obligation to Gaza in a pandemic and post-pandemic reality Israel’s obligation to Gaza in a pandemic and post-pandemic reality
Israel is obligated to protect the health and safety of all people living under its control, including by ensuring that the... (Read More)

Discrimination by Default Discrimination by Default
To mark International Human Rights Day, Gisha is proud to release a gender analysis of Israel’s permit regime in Gaza. Israel’s... (Read More)

The tightening of the closure on Gaza under the guise of the pandemic The tightening of the closure on Gaza under the guise of the pandemic
In early March 2020, Israel severely tightened existing restrictions on movement of people to and from Gaza against the backdrop of... (Read More)

Gisha in Action

Gaza Policy Forum discusses Israel’s obligation to supply coronavirus vaccines to Palestinians living in the occupied Palestinian territory
March 3, 2021. A year after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, more than half the people living in Israel have received... (Read More)

Gisha in Freedom of Information request to COGAT: Provide information on the reevaluations of the “coronavirus closure” on Gaza
On Tuesday, March 16, 2021, Gisha filed a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act to Israel’s Coordinator of... (Read More)

Gisha and the Israel Road Transport Board in urgent letter to Israeli officials: Suspend the decision to step up enforcement on truck drivers transporting goods to Kerem Shalom
On Wednesday, March 3, 2021, Gabi Ben Harush, Director of the Israel Road Transport Board, and Tania Hary, Gisha Executive Director,... (Read More)

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