1. 2004 2005 2006. 2007. 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Jan 2018. March 2006 - Israel stops allowing.
GAZA CROSSINGS’ OPERATIONS STATUS: MONTHLY UPDATE - JANUARY 2018 BACKGROUND
Longstanding restrictions on the movement of people and goods to and from Gaza have undermined the living conditions of approximately two million Palestinians in that area. Many of the current restrictions, originally imposed by Israel in the early 1990s, were intensified after June 2007, following the Hamas takeover of Gaza and the imposition of a blockade. These restrictions continue to reduce access to livelihoods, essential services and housing, disrupt family life, and undermine people’s hopes for a secure and prosperous future. The situation has been compounded by the restrictions imposed since June 2013 by the Egyptian authorities at Rafah Crossing, which had become the main crossing point used by Palestinian passengers in the Gaza Strip, given the restrictions on the Israeli-controlled crossings. On 1 November 2017, pursuant to the Palestinian reconciliation agreement reached on 12 October, the Hamas authorities handed over control of the Gaza side of the Erez, Kerem Shalom and Rafah crossings to the Palestinian Authority; a Hamas-run checkpoint that controlled access to the Erez crossing (“Arba’ Arba’”) was dismantled.
EREZ CROSSING
Se a
Jabalya
an ea n
Gaza City
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Ash Shuja’iyeh
Nahal Oz Karni
rr ed ite
Beit Hanoun
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GAZA 21 300 !
Deir al B alah
ISRAEL !
Khan Yunis Khuza’a !
EGYPT
14 389 Rafah
Crossing Point
!
Sufa
Rafah ¹ » º
Closed Crossing Point Armistice Declaration Line International Boundary
» Kerem º ¹
5 Km
Shalom
• Closed in both directions during the entire month, except for the entry of fuel. • In 2017, Rafah crossing was partially opened for 36 days, the lowest number after 2015 when Rafah only opened for 32 days. • At least 23,000 people with urgent needs are pre-registered and waiting to cross into Egypt, according to the local authorities in Gaza. • Prior to the closure of Rafah in 2014, a monthly average of 4,000 people crossed for health-related reasons (WHO).
RAFAH: Crossings in both directions
2006
1st ½
0
2,930
2,393
3,521
8,141
5,640
1,759
369
1st ½ 2nd ½ 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Jan 2018 2007
25,187
21,178 13,899
15,712 7,101
6,900
7,121
5,756
4,919
4,376
3,337
2,482
2,175
1,857
13,187
15,027
25,813
June 2007 - Gaza blockade
34,992
EREZ: Crossings into Israel
12,611
13,454
31,424
March 2006 - Israel stops allowing Palestinian workers into Israel
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RAFAH CROSSING
• Opened on 28 days (closed on three Saturdays) during daytime hours, from Sunday to Thursday for all permit holders (primarily medical cases, merchants, foreign nationals and aid workers), and, on Fridays, for exceptional humanitarian cases and foreign nationals. • The volume of crossings into Israel during January was slightly above the monthly average in 2017 and 46% below the monthly average in 2016. • 2,059 Palestinians crossed Erez for medical reasons, the highest category, followed by 1,945 people who crossed for trading and commercial purposes.
43,440
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MOVEMENT AND ACCESS OF PEOPLE*
2004 2005 2006
Erez
Beit Lahiya
2nd ½ 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Jan 2018
2007
Monthly Average
Monthly Average
* The figures reflect number of times people crossed, but not the actual number of people crossing.
MOVEMENT OF GOODS FROM AND INTO GAZA EXIT OF GOODS • The exit of authorized goods via the Kerem Shalom Crossing took place on 21 days. • The volume of truckloads that exited Gaza represented a 60% increase compared with the monthly average in 2017, but was 64% below the monthly average in the first half of 2007, before the imposition of the blockade. • Goods exited to the following destinations: - West Bank: 244 truckloads of agricultural produce, 8 of fish, 7 of non-edible consumables and 2 of clothing; - Israel: 47 truckloads of agricultural produce, scrap metal and garments; and - International markets: 42 truckloads of agricultural produce. • Kerem Shalom Crossing is currently the only regular commercial route for the exit of goods from Gaza.
Truckloads exiting Gaza
961 777
417
350
113 17
3
2
18
23
21
15
178
218
19
2005 2006 1st ½ 2nd ½ 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Jan 2018 2007 Monthly Average
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Information on the status of border crossings and numbers of truckloads is based on data provided by the Gaza Ministry of National Economy, UNRWA, UNSCO and Paltrade (Palestine Trade Center).
ENTRY OF GOODS
7,855
9,876
• Kerem Shalom crossing operated for the entry of goods on 21 days. * • The volume of goods that entered in January was 20% below the monthly average recorded in 2017, and 30% below the first half of 2007, prior to the imposition of the blockade. • 3% of the imported truckloads were designated for humanitarian aid agencies. • 3,783 truckloads carried construction materials, constituting the largest category of imports (44%). • 25% of construction materials’ truckloads contained items (cement, steel bars) defined by Israel as having a ‘dual use’, approved via the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism (GRM). • The volume of construction material truckloads that entered in January is 39% below the monthly average in 2017. 2,125 truckloads contained aggregates, compared with the monthly average of 3,622 truckloads in 2017, representing a 41% decline in this item. • Karni, Sufa and Nahal Oz crossings with Israel remain closed.
4,307
Livestock
27
Education/Stationery
58
21
Medical Supplies
84
72
Agricultural Raw Materials
86
75
Packaging Applications
123
125
Hygiene/Cleaning Supplies
171
357
Non-Edible Consumables
487
434
Industrial/Electrical Appliances
509
504
Animal Feed
2,819
2009
2010
2011
2,198
3,089
2013
2014
1,024
1,218
1,504
2012
1,712
3,427
3,090 2,073
2008
3,941
5,700 1,922
2015
2016
2017
222
Other Construction Materials
2,294 964
443
4,234
* Figures include truckloads carrying fuel.
193
Human Food Products
Commercial Humanitarian
591
1,946 Restricted Construction Materials 1,996
Humanitarian vs. commercial imports (in truckloads)*
8,354
Goods imported in January 2018 41 (in truckloads)
84
3,275
Monthly Average in 2017
9,433
* Closed on four Saturdays, four Fridays and two days due to Israeli closure. ** Figures exclude truckloads carrying fuel.
Monthly Average
9,100
4,815
3,305
2,593
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Jan 2018
962
1st ½ 2nd ½ 2007
350
2005 2006
2,236
2,557
4,107
5,652
6,285
7,890
9,290
10,038
Truckloads entering Gaza**
643
11,176
GAZA CROSSINGS’ OPERATIONS STATUS: MONTHLY UPDATE - JANUARY 2018
Jan 2018
Monthly Average
FUEL IMPORTS INTO GAZA 5.0 M 4.5 M 4.0 M
Petrol (in million litres)
3.5 M
16.0 M
12.0 M
3.0 M
10.0 M
2.5 M
8.0 M
2.0 M
Diesel (in million litres)
14.0 M
• 8.89 million litres of petrol and diesel; and • 5,335 tons of cooking gas, which represents about 71% of the estimated needs, according to the Gas Station Owners’ Association.
6.0 M
1.5 M 4.0 M
1.0 M
2.0 M
500.0 K .0 K
.0 K
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Jan 2018
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Jan 2018
Monthly Average
6.0 M 5.0 M
Gas (in million kilograms)
Monthly Average
5.0 M 4.0 M
3.0 M
3.0 M
2.0 M
2.0 M
1.0 M
1.0 M
.0 K
Fuel for power plant (in million litres)
6.0 M
4.0 M
FUEL IMPORTS
Kerem Shalom opened on 21 days for the import of fuel, allowing the entry of:
Rafah Crossing opened on 20 days during January for the entry of fuel, allowing the entry of: • 10 million litres of fuel for the Gaza Power Plant; and • 1.6 million litres of petrol. Imported diesel quantities in January were 45% below the monthly average in 2017.
.0 K 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Jan 2018
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Jan 2018
Monthly Average
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Information on the status of border crossings and numbers of truckloads is based on data provided by the Gaza Ministry of National Economy, UNRWA, UNSCO and Paltrade (Palestine Trade Center).
