No significant change
September 16, 2014. Crossings return to status quo ante the military operation, Gaza power station still out of commission, water infrastructure damage assessment completed. A snapshot while waiting for the promised reconstruction. Read More »

The school year in Gaza began this morning, three weeks late
September 14, 2014. Approximately half a million students began the school year today, which had been postponed following the devastation caused during Operation Protective Edge. The 26 schools destroyed during the hostilities this summer add to the pre-existing shortage of some 200 schools. Read More »

If you don’t want to harm civilians, prove it
September 10, 2014. Kenneth Mann, Gisha’s co-founder and chair of the board, published an op-ed in Haaretz today calling for a change in policy towards Gaza to allow access for the civilian population. Read More »

Some easings in access, while the school year will begin almost three weeks late
September 4, 2014. Palestinian sources report changes to quotas for access of businesspeople via Erez Crossing as well as to the permitted age of children accompanying their parents traveling through the crossing. Twenty six schools sustained heavy damage in the course of hostilities while 122 others should be repaired in time for school year. Read More »

A new position paper by Gisha: “Turning a new page – The end of the civilian closure and the possibilities it offers”
August 28, 2014. The magnitude of the destruction, the high death toll and trauma caused by the recent round of fighting in Gaza and Israel serve as a painful reminder that the Gaza closure, beyond its moral failings, has failed to achieve its goals. Gisha publishes a new position paper calling on Israel to end the closure and cancel the separation policy. Read More »

After two and a half months: Erez Crossing returns to the status quo ante
August 27, 2014. Erez Crossing, which began to operate according to a further restricted format on June 15, opened today for transit of humanitarian cases and merchants. Israel allowed transfer of mail and newspapers too. Read More »

Gisha condemns the attack on Rafah Crossing
August 25, 2014. Israeli strikes in the area of Rafah Crossing caused severe damage to buildings and killed a guard last night. Gisha reiterates that the crossings are not a legitimate target. Read More »

Gisha condemns the attack on Erez Crossing
August 24, 2014. Mortar fire in the area of Erez Crossing injured three Individuals today. Gisha condemns the attack on the crossing. Read More »

Water officials in Gaza: 40% of the population with no access to running water
August 20, 2014. Sixty percent of the population has access to running water only every 3-4 days. The cost of damage to water infrastructure estimated at $33 million. Read More »

Initial assessments: 360 factories damaged during Operation Protective Edge
August 18, 2014. The Palestinian Federation of Industries in Gaza estimates that approximately 360 factories and workshops were damaged during Operation Protective Edge. The head of the Palestinian Contractors’ Union estimates that Gaza needs 3.5 million tons of construction materials to rebuild. Read More »

We need to talk about more than just rehabilitation, about economic development as well
August 17, 2014. Over the past week, Iman Jabbour, Gisha’s research director and Sari Bashi, the organization’s co-founder, were interviewed on Channel 2 News and on the channel’s weekend news magazine. “The unemployment rate in the Gaza Strip had reached 45% even before the war. We haven’t seen such rates since 2009”, said Jabbour during the interview. Read More »

Infrastructure damaged again during hostilities
August 10, 2014. Kerem Shalom closed early due to rocket fire in the area. Some power lines have been repaired while others remain down. A main water line from Israel is damaged. Read More »

Number of homes destroyed: 10,770
August 3-7, 2014. Some internally displaced persons who had taken up shelter in United Nations schools have returned home. Electricity cuts range between 17-21 hours per day. Read More »

Cutting Gaza off from electricity: Disastrous for Gaza and for us
August 3, 2014. Last week, Gisha executive director was interviewed on Channel 2 news: “To allow a densely populated area with millions of people to have no water, to have sewage seeping into the water system… is just asking for a disaster, for a humanitarian catastrophe”. Read More »