Gisha and Physicians for Human Rights in letter to Chairperson of Knesset Coronavirus Committee: Convene the committee for urgent discussion on Israel’s plan for preventing the spread of COVID-19 in Gaza
On April 23, 2020, Gisha and Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI), sent a letter (Hebrew) to the chairperson of the Special Committee on Dealing with the Coronavirus, Member Read More »

Gisha staff speak to Israeli, Palestinian and international audiences about Israel’s responsibilities towards Gaza amid COVID-19
Over the last few weeks, as people around the world searched for new ways to connect, learn, and work together, Gisha staff participated in webinars, panels and briefings for Israeli, Read More »

Gisha, Adalah and Al Mezan call on Israel to publish a plan for preventing the spread of COVID-19 in Gaza and meeting the medical needs of its residents
On April 7, 2020, Gisha and its partner human rights organizations Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights and Gaza-based Al Mezan Center for Human Rights sent Read More »

Nineteen Israeli, Palestinian and international health and human rights organizations in joint call: Israel must respect its obligations towards Palestinians
With over 250 identified COVID-19 Palestinian patients in the West Bank and potentially dozens in the Gaza Strip, the undersigned organizations express grave concern in the face of a potential catastrophe and urge Israeli authorities to fulfill their legal and moral obligations and assist the Palestinian health systems. Read More »

Gisha in urgent letter to Defense Minister, Attorney General and COGAT: Israel must immediately reverse the blanket ban on entry of communication equipment into the Gaza Strip
Today, April 6, 2020, Gisha sent an urgent letter to Israel’s Defense Minister Naftali Bennett, the Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit, and the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) Kamil Abu Rukun, to demand that they immediately reverse the blanket ban imposed by Israel on the entry of communication equipment into the Gaza Strip. Read More »

Gisha in urgent letter to MoD and COGAT: Israeli restrictions must be removed immediately to ensure food security and prevent economic collapse in the Gaza Strip
Today, April 1, 2020, Gisha Executive Director Tania Hary and Board Chair Professor Kenneth Man sent an urgent letter to Israel’s Defense Minister Naftali Bennett and the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) Kamil Abu Rukun, demanding they take immediate action to protect food security and promote economic activity in the Strip as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread. The two were asked to remove ongoing restrictions imposed by Israel on the entry of so-called “dual-use” equipment and materials for which there is an acute need in Gaza’s farming and fishing sectors, and to allow the exit of Gaza-made food products for sale in the West Bank. Read More »

Gisha: Israel is responsible for protecting the health of Gaza residents
March 22, 2020. The first cases of COVID-19 discovered in Gaza are cause for resounding alarm given living conditions in the Strip. Following decades of Israeli occupation, including thirteen years of suffocating closure, the dire state of basic civilian infrastructure and essential services, inadequate even in “normal” times, now poses a threat to human life. Read More »

Gisha in urgent letter to Minister of Defense, COGAT: Israel’s decision to revoke hundreds of permits held by Gaza traders constitutes illegal collective punishment
On February 9, 2020,  Gisha sent an urgent letter to Israel’s Minister of Defense Naftali Bennet, and the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), Read More »

Gisha, Adalah and Al Mezan demand an immediate halt to the aerial herbicide spraying along Gaza’s perimeter fence
January 20, 2020. For three consecutive days, Israeli crop-duster planes conducted aerial herbicide spraying over the fence separating Gaza and Israel. Gisha, Adalah and Al Mezan demand that Israel halt the illegal practice immediately. Read More »

About 350 people attend film screening hosted by Gisha at the Solidarity – Tel Aviv Human Rights Film Festival
Gisha at the Solidarity Film Festival. Photo by Keren Manor On December 9, Gisha hosted an event as part of the Solidarity – Tel Aviv Human Rights Festival, attended by more Read More »

Gisha hosts screening of the film Gaza for diplomats and employees of civil society organizations in the presence of directors Garry Keane and Andrew McConnell
On November 4, Gisha hosted a screening of the documentary film Gaza, Ireland’s entry for the 2020 Oscar Awards, in Tel Aviv, for an audience of foreign diplomats and staff members Read More »

High Court rules in favor of Gisha, Adalah and Al Mezan in petition to return boats seized by Israel from Gaza fishermen: “The description of the boats’ condition suggests indifference to their fate”
The High Court of Justice has ruled in favor (Hebrew) of human rights organizations Gisha, Adalah and Al Mezan in a petition (Hebrew) demanding that Israel return boats and Read More »

Gisha Executive Director Tania Hary at UN Security Council: The isolation of Gaza is also a primary obstacle to peace
On Novemeber 21, Gisha Executive Director Tania Hary addressed the United Nations Security Council in New York City. Hary, who was invited to brief the Council on the situation Read More »