Coinciding with the Israeli closure imposed on the Gaza Strip that entered its 12th consecutive year, Israeli authorities imposed a tight closure on the Gaza Strip, close the only commercial crossing “Karm Abu Salem” and prevent the entry of goods into it, except for some humanitarian goods, including food and medicine. Furthermore, the Israeli authorities imposed a complete ban on exporting and marketing goods from Gaza Strip. This decision is part of the framework of the complete closure policy imposed by the Israeli authorities on the Gaza Strip since June 2007, as the crossings have witnessed tight restrictions on the movement of goods and persons for 12 years.
As for the Crossings for the movement of persons, the Israeli authorities continue to impose tightened restrictions on the movement of the Gaza Strip residents through Beit Hanoun “Erez” Crossing, narrowly allowing the travel of limited categories. As part of imposing further restrictions on the travel of these categories, the Israeli authorities lately forced some of these categories, particularly directly students studying abroad and travelers through al-Karamah crossing, to travel in buses that carry them from Beit Hanoun Crossing to al-Karamah crossing within “shuttle service”, exaggerating the suffering of these categories and imposing complicated restrictions on their movement.
The full report is available online at:
http://pchrgaza.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Clouser-Update-June-2018-en.pdf
