Rise in crossings of Palestinians from Gaza to Israel. What does it mean?
August 22, 2019. Over the past few months, the number of crossings of Palestinians from Gaza into Israel via Erez Crossing has increased. Does this signal that the closure is being lifted as part of talks between Israel and Hamas? Not necessarily. Read More »

Gisha’s statement on denial of entry to Congresspeople
August 15, 2019.  Israel is trying to prevent “provocative” criticism of its policies, but the truth of the occupation cannot be hidden, not even behind walls or checkpoints. Read More »

International Youth Day
August 12, 2019. Today is International Youth Day. Children, teenagers and young adults in Gaza are full of potential. They deserve freedom of movement, without which they cannot realize their dreams and ambitions. Read More »

Israel returned 66 boats it seized from Gaza fishermen; according to Gaza Agriculture Ministry, 26 more boats have yet to be returned
August 7, 2019. In early May 2019, in response to a High Court petition (Hebrew) filed by Gisha, Adalah, and Al Mezan, Israel committed before the court to return some 65 boats it had seized from fishermen in the Gaza Strip. Read More »

Number of people employed in the Gaza Strip dropped by 6% in the first quarter of 2019
August 1, 2019. The unemployment rate in Gaza in the first quarter of 2019 was 46.3 percent. What appears to be a drop in unemployment is actually an artificial decrease resulting from changes to the methodology used by the PCBS. Read More »

New report proves aerial herbicide spraying by Israel near Gaza fence damages lands and crops deep inside the Strip
July 21, 2019. This year, for the first time since 2014, no herbicide spraying was conducted by Israel, with positive ramifications for the farming sector in the Strip. In a new video produced by Gisha, farmers and herders attest to the potential of a season without spraying. Read More »

Israel denies a Gaza football team access to the West Bank, Palestine Cup final postponed
July 11, 2019. Three days before the game was due to take place, the Khadamat Rafah team was notified that 31 of the 35 permit applications had been denied for unspecified “security reasons.” Read More »

Media reports: Some ‘trader permits’ issued by Israel held by day laborers
July 10, 2019. Some aspects of the reports are accurate; others are misleading. Here are the facts. Read More »

Israel renews transfer of fuel to Gaza’s power plant after blocking its entry via Kerem Shalom for three consecutive days
July 1, 2019. Four truckloads of fuel were transferred to Gaza through the crossing on Friday; power supply is now available to residents in cycles of 8 hours followed by 8-hour blackouts. Read More »

Israel blocking fuel supply to Gaza’s power plant
June 25, 2019. This morning Israel announced its decision to halt the transfer of fuel used to operate the sole power plant in the Gaza Strip. Read More »

Israel removes sweeping ban on access to “fishing zone” it enforces in Gaza’s sea space
June 18, 2019. Israel announced this morning that it would remove the full maritime closure it implemented five days earlier. Read More »

Israel imposes full maritime closure on Gaza for third time this year
June 13, 2019. Early this morning Israel imposed a full maritime closure on the Gaza Strip, banning all access to Gaza’s territorial waters. The recurrent changes to the demarcation of the zone cause deliberate harm to one of Gaza’s most vulnerable economic sectors, putting lives and livelihoods at risk. Read More »

Fishing zone reduced again in act of collective punishment
May 30, 2019. Israel has again reduced the fishing zone from 15 to 10 nm, mere days after announcing it would be restored to 15 nm in a southern section of the Strip. Read More »

In another instance of collective punishment, Israel again reduces fishing zone off Gaza’s shores to 10 nautical miles
May 23, 2019. Israel has again implemented a punitive reduction of the fishing zone it enforces in Gaza’s territorial waters. Read More »