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Gaza Up Close

High unemployment, severe shortages of electricity and clean water; a young, educated population with immense potential, and deliberate policy choices by Israel that deny movement, violate rights and block development. Everything you need to know about the closure on Gaza
Updates
Israel is blocking exit of goods from Gaza via Kerem Shalom
The decision constitutes illegal collective punishment, with serious repercussions for Gaza's civilian population
September 7, 2023
Updates
In yet another act of collective punishment, Israel is blocking travel via Erez Crossing
On Sunday night (September 17), Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) announced that the reopening of Erez Crossing after the three-day closure for the Jewish holiday of…
September 19, 2023
Updates
Fourth turbine at Gaza’s power plant temporarily activated
At a time when countries around the world are taking steps to build climate resilience, Gaza's electricity crisis affects the ability to cope with an increasingly harsh climate. 
August 16, 2023

A Day in the Life of a Worker from Gaza in Israel

Over the course of 2018 and 2019, and in March and April of 2022, Gisha conducted a series of interviews with Palestinians from Gaza who have permits from Israel to…

In Their Words: Mental Health Professionals in Gaza on Treating the Effects of Closure

One-Way Ticket

Israel is committing forcible transfer of protected persons in the occupied Palestinian territory, and most of the victims are women

Exits by Palestinians via Erez Crossing to Israel, the West Bank, and abroad

General

Other

Merchants

Patients and companions

Other
Merchants
Patients and companions
This graph depicts data from January 2010 onwards. Source: Palestinian Civil Affairs Committee in Gaza

Entrance of goods to Gaza via Kerem Shalom

General

Entering truckloads

Entering truckloads
The graph depicts the number of truckloads that entered Gaza via all Israeli-controlled crossings from October 2009 onwards. Source: PalTrade, OCHA-OPT and UNSCO. These figures include truckloads of goods entering the Gaza Strip other than fuel and gas.

Exit of goods from Gaza via Kerem Shalom Crossing

General

Exit of goods abroad

Exit of goods to the West Bank

Exit of goods to Israel

Exit of goods abroad
Exit of goods to the West Bank
Exit of goods to Israel
This graph depicts data from December 2010 onwards.
Separation Policy
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Neither in Joy nor in Sorrow
The separation policy in two animated videos
June 12, 2023
Separation Policy
Today: Gisha Executive Director Tania Hary will address the UN Security Council on the situation in the Middle East
Wednesday, May 24, 2023. Today at 10:00 a.m. EST/ 5:00 p.m. local time, Gisha Executive Director Tania Hary will address the United Nations Security Council as part of its discussion…
May 24, 2023
Separation Policy
This Week in Court: Splitting Rula
What does it take to keep a family together? A loving home, supportive relatives, and permission from Israel. Such is the case for Rula, a 23-year-old Palestinian with Israeli citizenship…
May 18, 2023
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This Week in Court
This Week in Court: The Laborer
This week we filed a petition on behalf of Tareq (pseudonym), a Gaza resident, father of six, and the sole provider for both his and his son’s families. Until recently,…
July 23, 2023
This Week in Court
This Week in Court: Splitting Rula
What does it take to keep a family together? A loving home, supportive relatives, and permission from Israel. Such is the case for Rula, a 23-year-old Palestinian with Israeli citizenship…
May 18, 2023
This Week in Court
This Week in Court: Who will accompany the child?
The universal need of any parent to be by his or her child's side when sick and receiving medical care was used by the state to imply that B.'s parents aren't prioritizing their child's treatment.
April 4, 2023
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