THE : The Humanitarian Impact of the blockade

ACCESS TO FISHING AREAS (tonnes) GAZA STRIP KEY FACTS if Gaza is to recover from the damage wrought by multiple rounds of 20 NM 6 NM hostility and a shattered economy, the blockade must be lifted. The people

2015 701 deserve help and realisation of their human rights, not collective Palestine 6 punishment NM Population Refugees 2014 2,860 (Special Rapporteur Makarim Wibisono, 19 June 2015) Total Area

6 NM km2 1.8 2013 2,421 365 Million 1.24 Million 3 NM N Z o 2012 on En 1,938 e tr

According to Oslo 1 y .5 nm Daily average of travelers out of Gaza 6 EREZ CROSSING NM Erez 26,000 2008 2,845 Israeli forces y Crossing b 12 d NM e c r Beit Lahiya 1999 o 3,650 f 2 1 n 0 e 2 r Jabalia , e it b m m e Gaza (Truckloads) li v EXIT OF GOODS FROM THE GAZA STRIP o City g N e in c 9,319 h n s Si Gaza’s exports virtually disappeared and the fi Nahal Oz s e (Closed since 2010) 1,428 manufacturing sector has shrunk by as much as il 1,033 m 442 451 l Karni 238 71 110 144 162 189 234 60 percent. The economy cannot survive a 82 c (Closed since 2011) 5,774 ti 2000 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 without being connected to the outside world. u 5,005 a Until May n (Steen Lau Jorgensen, World Bank County Director, oPt. 2015) 6 L E B A N O N Deir al BalahInternational Border

N Green Line IMPORTS INTO GAZA VIA (Truckloads) Z o 26% o E 270 254 418 n n 20% 16% 215 182 228 68% e t 33 21 40% 1 ry n I S R A E L m 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 82,401 Until May 75,425 Total exports Percentage of transfers to West Bank Khan Yunis 67,825 59,171 Gaza - West Bank RAFAH CROSSING Daily average of travelers out of Gaza 50,838 51,679 Safe Passage closed 2001 579 41,286 32,589

N 30,881 N 29,849 A A E G Y P T D

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425 N O 414 Rafah J A 48% No-Go Zone (300 metres) R R 47%

West E Airport R A 361 E Bank V closed in 2000 and E I S 32% Risk zone later destroyed Sufa T R Rafah I 27% 52% 16% 23% (Closed since 2011) D 18% 0% 2% Built-up Area Crossing E M 2015 227 Safe Passage 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Refugee Camps (Non-functional) A Until May E

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D Total Imports Percentage of Basic Construction Materials (ABC) 143 136 Concrete Wall A Kerem Shalom E 94 Wired Fence Crossing Gaza D Strip I S R A E L 30 17 Observation tower

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Daily Average is calculated based on calendar days not on the actual days Until May

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Second Intifada starts Escalation in hostilities: Access to areas closer than 300m closes Rafah to movement Israel installs perimeter fence Israel closes safeIsrael passage bombs between GazaUN-Israeli Airport "Bertini Israel Commitment" unilaterallyHamas wins PalestinianIsrael stops elections theIsraeli entry soldier of Hamas captured, takes operation overIsrael Gaza closed and KarniIsrael crossing Fishingexcept activities beyond 3 NMIsrael closes NahalIsrael Oz intercepts Israel flotilla eases headed importEgypt to restictions reopens RafahIsrael closesCrossing KarniIsrael conveyor closes Sufa Escalationbelt Crossing in hostilities:Fishing areas Egyptextended launches to 6NMEgypt military closes RafahEscalation Crossing in hostilities: Transferto of goods from Gaza to "Operation Cast Lead" from the fence is prohibited of people, with exceptions surrounding Gaza Gaza and West Bank easing access restrictionsdisengages from Gaza Palestinian workers“Summer into Rains”Israelimposes launched a blockadefor a conveyer belt prohibited Crossing Gaza from Turkey Operation "Pillar of Defense"campaign to destroyentry of tunnels commercialOperation goods "Protective West Bank Edge" resumes

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