Gaza cancer patients protest the “security blocks” that deny them medical treatment
December 28, 2016. Dozens of women cancer patients held a protest in front of the Palestinian Civil Affairs Committee. The women were protesting Israel’s policy of denying permits to exit Gaza to continue life-saving treatment due to security blocks Read More »

Gisha field coordinator, Mohammad Azaiza, interviewed for International Human Rights Day
December 13, 2016. In honor of International Human Rights Day, Gisha’s Gaza field coordinator, Mohammed Azaiza, gave an interview to TV channel Musawa about the situation in Gaza and Gisha’s work. Read More »

Friday prayers at al-Aqsa Mosque cancelled for Gaza residents
December 11, 2016. The Palestinian Civil Affairs Committee was notified of the cancellation of the 200-person quota for travel to Friday prayers at al-Aqsa Mosque, in place since the end of Operation Protective Edge. Read More »

Rafah Crossing open for nine days in November
November 30, 2016. Rafah Crossing was open for nine days in November. The waiting list to travel out of Gaza through Rafah is about 17,500 people. The crossing is expected to open again in early December Read More »

Unemployment in Gaza on the rise
November 20, 2016. Gaza unemployment rates continue to climb and its economy continues to stagnate. Read More »

Rafah Crossing opened for seven days in October
November 1, 2016. Rafah Crossing opened for a total of seven days last month, with 6,661 exits and entries recorded Read More »

“The situation in Gaza is very serious, and Israeli decision-makers know this”
October 27, 2016. Elizabeth Tsurkov, Gisha’s public advocacy coordinator, responded on Israeli television to statements made by Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman in an interview with Palestinian newspaper al-Quds. Read More »

Kerem Shalom shuts down for the day, Rafah opens to allow pilgrims’ return
September 26, 2016. Kerem Shalom Crossing reopened Thursday after shutting down for one day following an attempt to breach the fence from the Palestinian side. Rafah Crossing opened for three days last week to allow pilgrims who travelled from Gaza to Mecca earlier in the month to return. Read More »

Rafah Crossing closes after operating for eight days
September 8, 2016. Rafah Crossing closed yesterday after operating for eight days, allowing passage of pilgrims traveling to Mecca and of people who meet the criteria for travel. Read More »

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 »