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Three petitions filed by Gisha challenge Israel’s new demand that every Israeli citizen seeking to enter Gaza must provide the cell phone number of the person they are visiting in the Strip
HCJ 3307/18 CR v. Minister of Defense et al. (filed April 25, 2018); HCJ 4087/18, YR v. Minister of Defense et al. and HCJ 4092/18 WS v. Minister of Defense et al. (both filed on May 23, 2018). (Read More »)

Following a High Court petition, two Christian families received permits to travel from Gaza to the West Bank for the Christmas holiday
HCJ 9815/17 Anonymous v. Minister of Defense et al. (petition filed on December 14, 2017) (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 »)

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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Being a woman in Gaza, +972 Being a woman in Gaza, +972
March 8 2019 (Read More »)

Israel Retracts Entry Ban on Gaza-born American Whose Mother Is Dying, Haaretz Israel Retracts Entry Ban on Gaza-born American Whose Mother Is Dying, Haaretz
February 27, 2019 (Read More »)

Israel Won’t Let Gazan Visit Stroke-victim Father in West Bank. The Reason? He Isn’t Sick Enough, Haaretz Israel Won’t Let Gazan Visit Stroke-victim Father in West Bank. The Reason? He Isn’t Sick Enough, Haaretz
February 16, 2019 (Read More »)

Israel Won’t Let Gazan Visit Stroke-victim Father in West Bank. The Reason? He Isn’t Sick Enough, Haaretz Israel Won’t Let Gazan Visit Stroke-victim Father in West Bank. The Reason? He Isn’t Sick Enough, Haaretz
February 16, 2019 (Read More »)

Court nixes greater freedom to travel for Gazans, The Jerusalem Post Court nixes greater freedom to travel for Gazans, The Jerusalem Post
January 31, 2019 (Read More »)

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Publications

It’s time for a different conversation about Gaza It’s time for a different conversation about Gaza
The national elections in Israel are only three weeks away. Residents of Gaza cannot participate in the elections, but their lives are directly impacted by them. Israel still controls (Read More »)

International Women’s Day International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day is being marked today around the world. For us at Gisha, it’s an opportunity to reflect on the prices, both economic and personal, that Palestinian (Read More »)

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 »)

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 »)

Gaza up close Gaza up close
Latest update: June, 2017. New web project by Gisha provides accurate, up-to-date information regarding the closure on Gaza, what has led to its’ implementation, how it impacts people in Gaza and what’s needed to improve the situation. (Read More »)

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