Students from Gaza blocked for travel to studies abroad
January 14, 2020. Students from Gaza are being blocked for travel abroad due to Israel’s “coronavirus closure” on Gaza. Some 450 academics in Israel have already signed a petition calling on the government to allow them to travel. Read More »

Gisha and 14 other Israeli, Palestinian and international health and human rights organizations: Israel must provide necessary vaccines to Palestinians
December 22, 2020. The letter urges the Israeli authorities to live up to their legal obligations and ensure that quality vaccines be provided to Palestinians living under Israeli occupation. Read More »

Crossings update: Rafah opens for three days. Despite resumption of PA coordination, Erez remains essentially closed. Spike in coronavirus cases
December 3, 2020. Rafah Crossing was opened for travel for three days (November 24-26). More than 23,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus have been found in the Strip to date, more than 10,000 of which are currently active. Read More »

Gaza unemployment rate in third quarter: 48.6%
November 18, 2020. The unemployment rate in the third quarter of 2020 is 3.5% higher than the third quarter of 2019. Israel’s lockdown at Erez Crossing continues to hinder economic activity and block access to work and trade. Read More »

Crossings update: Rafah Crossing opens for four days. Erez Crossing still under lockdown
November 11, 2020. Rafah Crossing between Egypt and Gaza was opened last week for travel in both directions subject to Egyptian criteria. Number of active cases COVID-19 in Gaza exceeds 3,000. Read More »

Gisha and 16 other organizations in letter to Israel’s Minister of Foreign Affairs: Stop the ministry’s harassment of United Nations OHCHR staff
October 22, 2020. The letter states: “These censorship attempts are bound to fail: They will not succeed in hiding the implications of Israel’s policy and the human rights violations it commits in the oPt, nor will they silence or hinder us, our work, or that of our colleagues.” Read More »

Incursion of Israeli bulldozers into the Strip destroys crops
October 18, 2020. On October 13, Israeli tanks and bulldozers entered Gaza, reaching up to 300 meters into the Strip and causing extensive damage to crops and livlihoods. Read More »

Rafah Crossing opens for three days. Movement through Erez Crossing still at a virtual standstill. Kerem Shalom Crossing operates as usual.
October 1, 2020. Rafah Crossing between Gaza and Egypt opened for three days this week for movement in both directions. There are now 1,332 verified cases of coronavirus in the Gaza Strip. Read More »

Gaza unemployment rate in the second quarter of 2020: 49.1%
September 21, 2020. Gaza’s unemployment rate grew in the second quarter of 2020 and now stands at 49.1%. The number of women employed in Gaza dropped by 30%; the unemployment rate among women under the age of 30 is 92%. Read More »

Israel is preventing countless Palestinians from returning home to Gaza
September 13, 2020. Legal action by Gisha enabled three women to return to the Strip after months of waiting in Jordan. Countless Gaza residents are still stranded in Jordan and other countries due to Israel’s refusal to process their applications. Read More »

Israel reverses punitive restrictions imposed in recent weeks, including its ban on entry of fuel into Gaza but leaves the ‘regular’ closure in place
September 1, 2020. Gaza’s power plant is expected to gradually resume operations today. Kerem Shalom is operating as usual. Residents still under lockdown enforced by local authorities. Read More »

Five human rights organization in petition to Israel’s High Court: Israel must immediately remove ban on entry of fuel to Gaza
August 31, 2020. Yesterday, Gisha and four other human rights organizations submitted an urgent petition to Israel’s High Court, demanding that Israel reverse all restrictions, including on entry of fuel and other goods through Kerem Shalom Crossing Read More »

Gaza authorities extend lockdown by 72 hours. Kerem Shalom is operating but Israel continues to block entry of fuel for Gaza’s power plant
August 27, 2020. Residents have been receiving no more than 6 non-consecutive hours of power per day. Three Gaza residents have died so far as a result of the coronavirus. Read More »