High Court orders state to submit attorney general’s position on denying medical treatment on grounds that a “first-degree relative is a Hamas operative”
August 21, 2018. Yesterday, Israel’s High Court of Justice heard a petition filed on behalf of medical patients from Gaza whose applications to travel for treatment were rejected because a “first-degree relative is a Hamas operative.” Read More »

More collective punishment – Israel partially closes Erez Crossing
August 20, 2018. Erez Crossing was closed yesterday, with the exception of what Israel defines as “humanitarian cases.” Immediately affected were businesspeople and traders, as well as 200 individuals set to travel via Allenby Bridge to visit family over the holiday Read More »

Record unemployment in Gaza
August 20, 2018. Gaza’s unemployment rate reached 53.7% during the second quarter of 2018 – before the closure of the Kerem Shalom crossing – 71.1 among young people. Read More »

Six human rights organizations in urgent High Court petition: Reverse all restrictions on movement of goods through Kerem Shalom Crossing and immediately allow entry of fuel to Gaza
August 13, 2018. On Thursday, we petitioned the High Court along with five other organizations to immediately reverse all restrictions imposed by Israel on the movement of goods through Kerem Shalom Crossing, the main lifeline for the two million people living in the Gaza Strip. Read More »

Civilians must be protected
August 9, 2018. Gisha is greatly concerned by the escalation in hostilities in the south, impacting civilians in both Gaza and in southern Israel. Read More »

Gisha’s international relations coordinator detained and interrogated at the Taba Border Crossing into Israel
August 6, 2018. This incident mirrors several like it where human rights defenders and anti-occupation activists are singled out for their work and their views, with the apparent goal of intimidating them and stifling dissent. Read More »

Israel has again halted the entrance of fuel and gas via Kerem Shalom Crossing
August 2, 2018. Yesterday, Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced another ban on the entry of gasoline, diesel and cooking gas into the Gaza Strip via Kerem Shalom Crossing. Read More »

Fuel and gas allowed into Gaza via Kerem Shalom, but entrance and exit of other goods still blocked
July 24, 2018. Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced this morning that Israel will allow fuel and cooking gas to enter the Gaza Strip. As of the writing of this update, six truckloads of cooking gas and four truckloads of diesel had entered the Strip. Read More »

Human rights and civil society organizations call on Israel to open Kerem Shalom Crossing
July 17, 2018. Thirteen human rights and civil society organizations call on Israeli government to immediately rescind sanctions against residents of the Gaza Strip. Read More »

Israel imposes further punitive measures at Kerem Shalom and in Gaza’s fishing zone
July 17, 2018. Israeli Minister of Defense Avigdor Lieberman has declared a further exacerbation of the punitive measures against the civilian population in the Gaza Strip. Gisha calls on the Israeli government to stop the abhorrent collective punishment of the civilian population in Gaza. Read More »

Decision to close Kerem Shalom Crossing: Blatant collective punishment
July 12, 2018. On Monday Israel announced that it will place severe restrictions on the entry of goods through Kerem Shalom, Gaza’s main crossing for movement of goods in and out of the Strip. Read More »

Statement on closing of Kerem Shalom Crossing
July 9, 2018. Israeli Prime Minister declared today that he has decided to immediately close Kerem Shalom Crossing in response to the burning kites being sent into Israel from Gaza. According to an announcement by the IDF Spokesperson, Gaza’s fishing zone will again be restricted to only six nautical miles off shore. Read More »

Rafah Crossing expected to remain open until the end of August
June 24, 2018. The crossing has remained open for the longest consecutive run in five years, and is expected to remain open for two more months. According to media reports, Egypt has decided to keep the crossing open until Eid al-Adha. Read More »

Gisha Public Advocacy Coordinator: “The window of opportunity for women in Gaza is shrinking”
June 6, 2018. Gisha Public Advocacy Coordinator Noa Galili appeared yesterday on Israeli current affairs news show “London et Kirschenbaum” on Channel 10, following a discussion held by the Israeli Knesset’s Committee on the Status of Women and Gender Equality on the impact of the closure on women in Gaza, initiated by Gisha. Read More »