Control over Gaza

Legal Activity

Only 550 Gaza residents issued trader permits by Israel; Gisha petitioned the court on behalf of a businessman whose request to renew his trader permit was arbitrarily denied
AP 27802-12-17 M.S. v. COGAT (Petition filed on December 13, 2012) (Read More »)

Two Gaza residents obtain permits to visit sick relatives in the West Bank following Gisha’s petition
HCJ 9574/17 A.Z. et al. v. COGAT (petition filed on December 7, 2017) (Read More »)

Following legal action by Gisha, the state admits to losing goods belonging to a Gaza resident; court awards him 55,000 ILS in compensation
Absentee Property Administration Case 31066-01-17, judgment rendered November 30, 2017. (Read More »)

High Court hearing ends with a Gaza resident and her four minor children forced to sign a commitment not to request to return to Gaza for one year, as a condition for traveling abroad
HCJ 8705/17 A. et al. v. Minister of Defense; hearing held on November 20, 2017 (Read More »)

Gisha’s work leads to expansion of criteria for entry into Gaza: Grandparents and grandchildren with Israeli citizenship will be able to visit relatives in Gaza
New criteria published on November 16, 2017 (Read More »)

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Human rights organizations petition the HCJ: Revoke open-fire regulations permitting live fire on demonstrators not endangering human life
April 15 2018 (Read More »)

Rights groups: Gaza protests aren’t combat, IDF must stop shooting protesters, +972 Rights groups: Gaza protests aren’t combat, IDF must stop shooting protesters, +972
April 15, 2018 (Read More »)

Behind the headlines: Gisha’s analysis of the situation in Gaza
April 12 2018 (Read More »)

Egypt To Temporarily Open Rafah Border Crossing, The Jerusalem Post Egypt To Temporarily Open Rafah Border Crossing, The Jerusalem Post
April 11 2018 (Read More »)

Gaza’s humanitarian crisis began long before Hamas, +972 Gaza’s humanitarian crisis began long before Hamas, +972
April 11 2018 (Read More »)

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Publications

Dreams Deferred Dreams Deferred
March 2018. To mark International Women’s Day, Gisha presents a new publication on the impact of the closure on women in the Gaza Strip. (Read More »)

Gisha Executive Director Tania Hary will be running at Tel Aviv marathon for freedom of movement of Gaza residents Gisha Executive Director Tania Hary will be running at Tel Aviv marathon for freedom of movement of Gaza residents
February 2018. On Friday, February 23, Gisha Executive Director Tania Hary will be running part of the annual Tel Aviv marathon in order to bring awareness to the two million Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip who are denied the basic right to freedom of movement. (Read More »)

10 Years | 10 Judgments 10 Years | 10 Judgments
February 2018. A new report by Gisha presents analysis of ten central judgments concerning the rights of Gaza residents handed down by the Israeli court system in the decade since Israel tightened its closure on the Strip. (Read More »)

2017: Tightening of the Closure 2017: Tightening of the Closure
January, 2018. A new publication by Gisha reviews and analyzes the measures taken by Israel over the course of 2017, further restricting movement of people to and from Gaza via Erez Crossing. (Read More »)

The Gaza electricity crisis – FAQs The Gaza electricity crisis – FAQs
June 2017. Gaza electricity crisis explained in concise Q&A’s (Read More »)

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