Back to school in Gaza
August 31, 2016. Sunday marked the beginning of the school year in the Gaza Strip. Around half a million students went back to some 700 schools. Many schools in Gaza run in two shifts due to the severe shortage in classrooms. Read More »

“The trend on the ground is the opposite of the rhetoric coming from the government”
August 23, 2016. In an interview for Israeli television, marking two years since the Gaza cease-fire agreement, research director at Gisha, Salah Mohsen, spoke about the possibility of selling Gaza-grown vegetables in Israel. Read More »

Fifty-seven percent of young people in Gaza are unemployed. Women’s unemployment on the rise
August 22, 2016. Gaza’s unemployment rate went up in the second quarter of 2016, standing at 41.7% compared to 41.2% in the previous quarter. More than 203,000 individuals are currently unemployed Read More »

Gaza traders protest: Israel obstructs recovery
August 16, 2016. Dozens of traders from Gaza demonstrated on the Palestinian side of Erez Crossing in protest of Israel’s recent cancellation of permits to traders wishing to travel from Gaza on business. Read More »

When Israel makes an own goal
August 3, 2016. After refusing to allow Gaza soccer players to exit the Strip for the final match of the Palestine Super Cup, Israel retracted its security allegations against the players and the match was held in Hebron yesterday. Yet another example of egregious and arbitrary conduct that disrupts lives. Read More »

Erez opened for cars; mail services to Gaza stopped
July 21, 2016. For the first time since 2007, the pedestrian crossing at Erez used for transfer of vehicles. In parallel, COGAT announces a freeze on mail services to the Strip Read More »

Rafah Crossing shuts down again
July 17, 2016. Rafah Crossing opened for five days in late June and early July; 4,581 crossings recorded in both directions Read More »

The new NGO law aims to shame, to stigmatize, to plant doubt. It may complicate things for us, but it won’t slow us down
July 14, 2016. The so-called “NGO bill”, which was passed into law this week, gives the pretense of ensuring transparency in the activities of Israeli organizations but in reality, it has nothing to do with transparency. Our goals, activities and resources are public and transparent by definition, given that one of our main aims is to increase awareness about the consequences of the Israeli government’s decisions on the human rights and well-being of residents of this region. Read More »

“Without a sense of hope, real recovery is just not possible” – Interview with Gisha’s executive director
July 11, 2016. Tania Hary, Gisha’s executive director, gave a live interview to Turkish channel TRT World, marking two years since Operation Protective Edge. Read More »

Fishing zone shrunk again | Rafah crossing opened for five days
June 30, 2016. Yesterday, 999 crossings were recorded at Rafah. Also this week, Israel cancelled the extension of the permitted fishing zone in Gaza. The zone is now again six nautical miles from the shore. Read More »

“Israel-Turkey deal is noteworthy for what it doesn’t achieve”
June 29, 2016. Tania Hary, Gisha’s executive director, writes in “Haaretz”, following the reconciliation agreement Israel signed with Turkey. Read More »

State again asks to defer hearing on restrictions to only access road to Kerem Shalom
June 23, 2016. A dispute between the Ministry of Transportation and the Ministry of Defense might be getting in the way of the state’s response to a petition seeking revocation of the decision to limit traffic on Road 232 Read More »

No prayer under fire
June 9, 2016. Israel announced that it will not allow Gaza residents to travel to Jerusalem for prayer at Al-Aqsa tomorrow. The official reason is the shooting attack that took place last night in Tel Aviv. Indiscriminate attacks on innocent civilians are despicable acts that must be strongly condemned. Cancelling the permits for worshippers has no security justification Read More »

Rafah Crossing closed once again
June 6, 2016. Rafah Crossing was open for four days during which 3,142 crossings into Egypt were recorded, along with 894 crossings into the Gaza Strip. Around 30,000 people are on the waiting list to exit through Rafah. The crossing is closed once again. Read More »