Updates

Crossings update: Rafah Crossing opened until further notice, after operating four days last week. Israel continues to deny virtually all travel via Erez Crossings update: Rafah Crossing opened until further notice, after operating four days last week. Israel continues to deny virtually all travel via Erez
February 9, 2021. Rafah Crossing was opened last week and about 7,000 people crossed in both directions between Gaza and Egypt. Israel’s lockdown at Erez Crossing has been in effect for almost a year.

Crossings update: Rafah to open; no change in ‘coronavirus closure’ at Erez blocking students; Coronavirus cases in Gaza top 50,000 Crossings update: Rafah to open; no change in ‘coronavirus closure’ at Erez blocking students; Coronavirus cases in Gaza top 50,000
January 31, 2021. Rafah Crossing between Gaza and Egypt will open in both directions tomorrow, for the first time since November 2020. Israel still refusing to allow Palestinians to transit through its territory abroad.

Students from Gaza blocked for travel to studies abroad Students from Gaza blocked for travel to studies abroad
January 14, 2021. Students from Gaza are being blocked for travel abroad due to Israel’s “coronavirus closure” on Gaza. Some 450 academics in Israel have already signed a petition calling on the government to allow them to travel.

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In Focus

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)

Area G: From Separation to Annexation Area G: From Separation to Annexation
Israel’s isolation of the Gaza Strip and how it serves annexationist goals in the West... (Read More)

Kerem Shalom Crossing – New Factsheet Kerem Shalom Crossing – New Factsheet
Kerem Shalom Crossing, Gaza’s main commercial access point to the West Bank, Israel and the world, is a critical lifeline... (Read More)

Gisha in Action

Gisha participated in an online briefing on the legal and practical challenges to overcoming COVID-19 in Gaza
Gisha’s Director of International Relations, Beth Oppenheim. Screenshot from the online briefing On 14 January, Gisha’s Director of International Relations, Beth Oppenheim,... (Read More)

Gisha staff continue to participate in webinars, panels and briefings for Israeli, Palestinian and international audiences in public and in private about the situation in Gaza, particularly regarding the coronavirus
In May, Gisha’s Director of International Relations Beth Oppenheim and Gisha’s Field Coordinator in Gaza Mohammad Azaiza joined Limmud’s panel , Gaza... (Read More)

Gisha to Knesset Committee on the Rights of the Child: Allow parents from Gaza to accompany their children to medical treatment outside the Strip
Noa Galili, Gisha’s public advocacy coordinator, speaking to the Knesset committee. Screenshot from the Knesset channel On October 19, Gisha’s Public Advocacy... (Read More)

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