Despite the ceasefire, Israel keeps Gaza’s crossings closed
May 7, 2019. Today only non-residents of Gaza are being allowed to exit the Strip, as well as a handful of ambulances transferring patients in critical condition to treatment; Kerem Shalom crossing is closed other than for entry of fuel to Gaza; access to sea still denied. Read More »

Stop all actions that knowingly put civilians at risk
May 5, 2019. This morning, Israel closed Gaza’s crossings to movement of people and goods: Erez Crossing is closed other than for transfer of a handful of medical patients in critical condition. Kerem Shalom Crossing is closed other than for entrance of fuel for Gaza’s sole power plant. Access to Gaza’s territorial waters has been blocked completely since yesterday. Read More »

As Ramadan approaches, Muslims in Gaza still haven’t been notified if Israel intends to issue holiday permits for residents of the Strip
May 2, 2019. This week Gisha sent two urgent communications to COGAT, demanding that it clarify whether Gaza residents are included in the quotas of holiday permits it published. Read More »

Israel’s reduction of Gaza’s fishing zone constitutes collective punishment
April 30, 2019. This morning COGAT announced that Gaza’s fishing zone has been reduced to a distance of six nautical miles off Gaza’s shores “until further notice.” Read More »

Following public pressure, Israel issued 300 permits for Gaza Christians to travel to holy sites during Easter
April 29, 2019. Following public pressure and local and international media coverage of Israel’s decision to deny Gaza Christians travel to the West Bank and Jerusalem for Easter, Israel added a 300-permit quota for travel to the holy sites. Read More »

Israel deepens separation between Gaza and the West Bank: For the first time this Easter, Gaza Christians denied access to West Bank and Israel
April 17, 2019. Israel is increasingly restricting movement between Gaza and the West Bank so as to deepen the separation between the parts of the occupied Palestinian territory. Read More »

COGAT yet to announce quota for Easter permits
April 10, 2019. Gisha sent a letter to COGAT demanding it publish the “measures” for Easter. No response has been received to date. Read More »

Israel expands part of the fishing zone to 15 nautical miles
April 2, 2019. In a welcome move, Israel expands part of the fishing zone in Gaza to 15 nautical miles but concerns remain. Read More »

Israel renews operations at Erez and Kerem Shalom Crossings, restores limited access to “fishing zone” in Gaza
March 31, 2019. On March 25, Israel had closed the crossings and imposed a sweeping prohibition on all access to the sea in response to rockets fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip. Read More »

Israel closes crossings between Gaza and Israel, blocks all access to “fishing zone”
March 25, 2019. This morning the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories closed the crossings between Israel and Gaza to movement of people and goods and imposed a sweeping prohibition on access to the “fishing zone” off Gaza’s coast. Trucks arriving at Kerem Shalom Crossing are being turned away, and exit of people from the Strip via Erez Crossing is limited to humanitarian exceptions. These measures are extremely damaging to residents of Gaza. Read More »

Human rights organizations in Israel: The fundamental rights of Gaza residents should not be conditional on politics
March 17, 2019. The Association for Civil Rights in Israel, B’Tselem, Gisha and Physicians for Human Rights Israel express concern about and object to the arrests and violent dispersal of demonstrations in the Gaza Strip. Read More »

Unemployment rate in Gaza reaches new record-high of 52 percent in 2018
March 13, 2019. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the unemployment rate in Gaza reached 52 percent in 2018, nearly eight percent higher than 2017 and more than 20 percent higher than 2007. Read More »

Women in Gaza are breaking ceilings
March 8, 2019. International Women’s Day is being marked today around the world. For us at Gisha, it’s an opportunity to reflect on the prices, both economic and personal, that Palestinian women in the Gaza Strip pay as a result of the closure tightened by Israel in 2007. Read More »

Gisha calls on Israel to adopt the recommendations of the UN Commission of Inquiry: The closure and the unlawful and excessive use of force against demonstrators must end
February 28, 2019. Israel continues to enforce a suffocating closure on Gaza, which primarily targets civilians, and continues to fire on unarmed demonstrators who pose no threat to life, week after week, in absolute prohibition of international law. The future of the region as a whole depends on respect for human rights and basic humanity.  Read More »