Five years since the disappearance of Avera Mengistu and Hisham Al-Sayed
September 5, 2019. Five years ago, on September 7, 2014, Avera Mengistu, an Israeli citizen, crossed the northern section of the fence separating Israel and Gaza, headed toward the Gaza shore. He has not been seen since. On April 20, 2015, another Israeli citizen, Hisham Al-Sayed, entered Gaza through an opening in the fence in the eastern Gaza Strip. His fate has also been unknown since. Read More »

Unemployment in Gaza in Q2 of 2019 is 46.7%
September 4, 2019. Gaza’s unemployment rate rose 0.4% in the second quarter of 2019, and now stands at 46.7%. Women’s employment plummeted by 14%. Read More »

Gaza power plant resumes operation of third turbine after fuel supply restored
September 2, 2019. The Gaza power plant resumed operation of a third turbine after about 10 trucks of fuel entered the Strip today. Last week, Israel ordered that only half the supply could enter. Read More »

Following Israel’s reduction of fuel transfer to the Strip: Electricity supply to Gaza residents down to around nine hours per day
August 29, 2019. Since Monday, Gaza’s power plant has only been producing about 45 megawatts. Electricity supply to residents down to 4-5 hours, followed by 12-hour outages. Read More »

Israel cuts supply of fuel to Gaza’s power plant by half “until further notice”
August 26, 2019. The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories acknowledges that the decision will “lead to a significant decline in the supply of electricity to residents of the Strip.” Read More »

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 »