Gisha

The Permit Regime: Testimonies

Palestinian residents of Gaza attest to the bureaucratic violence inherent in Israel’s permit regime

At All Costs

Israel lifted its blanket ban on access by Gaza workers to manual labor jobs in Israel, but continues to treat permits for Palestinians from Gaza as bargaining chips that can be denied at whim, violating its legal obligations towards residents of the Strip and infringing on fundamental rights

September 1, 2022

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…

September 1, 2022

Updates

Israel vs. the Boat

Israel was forced to release a fishing boat back to Gaza on Monday following a request by Gisha and Adalah to the Haifa District Court sitting as the Maritime Court.…

September 14, 2022

About the war

Gisha’s field coordinator in Gaza, Mohammed Azaiza, reflects on his experience during Israel's military assault of August 2022

Who will answer the questions of Gaza’s children?

Hikmat Yusef, a Palestinian journalist from the Gaza Strip, writes about Israel's recent assault, the fears it evoked, and its acute psychological impact on Gaza’s children

August 15, 2022

Israel prevents movement of people and transport of goods through its crossings with Gaza, Erez and Kerem Shalom

Since Tuesday (August 2), Israel has restricted access on roads leading to Erez and Kerem Shalom crossings in the south of Israel and blocked all movement of people and goods…

Stories

Growing up in the shadow of the closure

Fifteen years after Israel tightened the closure, three young residents of Gaza describe what life is like for a generation that grew up in its shadow

Dual-use

All about Dual-use

Increase in Israeli navy attacks on Gaza fishermen, including children

Between January and May 2022, 167 incidents of Israeli shooting towards fishermen were recorded and 10 fishing boats were seized; the same number confiscated over the past two years combined

July 7, 2022

Still Waters

Since May 2021, Israel has delayed and prevented the entry into Gaza of items needed urgently for maintenance and improvement of Gaza’s water and sewage systems, exacerbating the risk of collapse

March 22, 2022

Gaza Policy Forum summary: Experts agree that Israel’s dual-use policy causes acute distress

Summary of recommendations made by participants of the fifth Gaza Policy Forum

January 27, 2022

All about Dual-use