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For months, Israel ignores permit application by a Gaza resident to visit his sick father, then denies it. The grounds: The bed-ridden father’s condition is not severe enough to justify a visit from his son
HCJ 8012/18 Shadi Ramadan v. Minister of Defense et al. (filed on November 11, 2018) & AP 812095-01-19 Shadi Ramadan v. COGAT et al. (filed on January 31, 2019) (Read More »)

Petition against Israel’s decision to deny a Palestinian passage from the Gaza Strip to the West Bank, where his registered address is, due to a “security block”
AP 7138-02-19 A.M. v. Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (filed February 4, 2019) (Read More »)

Following petition by Gisha, Gaza resident able to travel to the Dutch Embassy in Tel Aviv and reunite with her spouse in the Netherlands
AP 80775-01-19 H. S. v. Minister of Defense (filed January 31, 2019). (Read More »)

Petition against COGAT’s denial of “holiday permits” for five Gaza Christians
AP 21917-01-19 A. A. et al. v. Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories et al. (filed on January 9, 2019) (Read More »)

Gaza resident visits his four-year-old child with Down syndrome as he undergoes complex surgery in Ramallah following a petition by Gisha
HCJ 187/19 A. H. v. Minister of Defense (filed January 8, 2019). (Read More »)

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Gisha in urgent letter to Israeli Defense Minister, Attorney General and COGAT: Israel must open the crossings to Gaza and allow access to sea without further delay
May 7, 2019. (Read More »)

Stories of devastatingly normal suffering in Gaza, +972 Stories of devastatingly normal suffering in Gaza, +972
May 6 2019 (Read More »)

Ahead of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee meeting this week: Gisha points to measures that Israel must take immediately to allow development of Gaza’s economy and civilian infrastructure and protection of basic human rights
April 28, 2019. (Read More »)

Gazan Christians still waiting for permits to visit Jerusalem for Easter, Times of Israel Gazan Christians still waiting for permits to visit Jerusalem for Easter, Times of Israel
April 17 2019 (Read More »)

Hundreds of Gazans Asked to Celebrate Easter in Jerusalem – Israel Approved 200 to Travel to Jordan, Haaretz Hundreds of Gazans Asked to Celebrate Easter in Jerusalem – Israel Approved 200 to Travel to Jordan, Haaretz
April 17 2019 (Read More »)

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It’s time for a different conversation about Gaza It’s time for a different conversation about Gaza
Residents of Gaza cannot participate in the elections, but their lives are directly impacted by them. Israel still controls countless aspects of life in Gaza, including people’s (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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