Family and Residency Archives

Movement of People/ January 23, 2023

Give up your right to live in the West Bank, or never see your children in Gaza again

After marrying and moving to Gaza, Ola Baqa was prevented from returning to Nablus until her brother died. Then Israel forced an impossible choice on her. By Sereen Ali

Movement of People/ December 25, 2022

One-Way Ticket

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

Movement of People/ December 25, 2022

Israel’s procedure for issuing permits for Palestinian residents from the West Bank living in Gaza is being used to forcibly transfer protected persons in the occupied territory, and most of the victims are women

A new report by Gisha, One-Way Ticket, analyzes an Israeli procedure that forces Palestinian residents of the West Bank who are living in Gaza to effectively “waive” their right to…

Movement of Goods/ August 3, 2022

Human rights organizations Gisha and Physicians for Human Rights – Israel call on Israeli authorities to open Gaza’s crossings immediately and allow access for patients and other humanitarian cases

Since yesterday morning (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…

Movement of People/ July 28, 2022

The Permit Regime: Testimonies

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