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GAZA CROSSINGS: APRIL 2015 MONTHLY REPORT ¹ ¹ ¹ ¹ º » » » » » » » » EGYPT Mediterranean Sea Rafah Jabalya Gaza City Ash Shuja’iyeh Khuza’a Khan Yunis Beit Hanoun Beit Lahiya Deir al Balah ISRAEL GA ZA Erez Rafah Kerem Shalom 5 Km 21 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Sufa Karni Crossing Operational Crossing Point Closed Crossing Point Creation date: 28/05/2015 Feedback: [email protected] www.ochaopt.org www.ochaopt.org/gazacrossing.aspx 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). MOVEMENT AND ACCESS OF PEOPLE* FUEL IMPORTS INTO GAZA 43,440 31,424 13,454 7,234 2,175 2,482 3,337 4,376 4,919 5,756 7,121 9,350 11,912 14,244 14,470 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 January 2015 February 2015 March 2015 April EREZ:number of crossings into Israel • Opened 22 full days and 2 days partially. • Closed 2 days due to Israeli holidays and 4 days on weekend. Accessible only to permit holders, primarily medi- cal and other humanitarian cases, merchants, and aid workers. Permits issued by Israeli authorities. EREZ CROSSING - APRIL HIGHLIGTHS 25,813 10,790 1,759 5,640 13,899 21,178 34,992 25,187 8,141 2,727 0 2,443 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 January 2015 February 2015 March 2015 April number of RAF AH CROSSING - APRIL HIGHLIGTHS RAFAH: Total Monthly average Total Monthly average otal June 2007 - Gaza Blockade March 2006 - Israel stop allowing Palestinian workers into Israel Nahel Oz Crossing 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 April Millions Monthly average of fuel imports compared to April 2015 Petrol/Liter Diesel/Liter Gas/Kg Industrial Gasoline/Liter FUEL IMPORTS - APRIL HIGHLIGHTS • 15.3 million liters of fuel (Petrol & Diesel). • 4,306 tons of cooking gas. • 6.9 million liters of fuel imported for the Gaza Power Plant. Rafah passengers was closed for the whole month. • Closed by the Egyptian authorities in October 2014, reportedly as a result of insecurity in the Sinai. • Since then it opened a few times on an exception- al basis for humanitarian cases”. (2days/month on average). * The figures reflect number of times people crossed, but not the actual number of people crossing.

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EGYPT

Mediterr

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Rafah

Jabalya

Gaza City

Ash Shuja’iyeh

Khuza’a

Khan Yunis

Be it Hanoun

Be it Lahiya

Deir al B alah

ISRAEL

GA ZA

Erez

Rafah

Kerem Shalom

5 Km

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Sufa

Karni Crossing

Operational Crossing Point

Closed Crossing Point

Creation date: 28/05/2015 Feedback: [email protected] www.ochaopt.org www.ochaopt.org/gazacrossing.aspx 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).

MOVEMENT AND ACCESS OF PEOPLE*

FUEL IMPORTS INTO GAZA

43,440

31,424

13,454

7,234

2,175

2,482

3,337

4,376

4,919

5,756

7,121

9,350

11,912

14,244

14,470

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015 January

2015 February

2015 March

2015 April

EREZ:number of crossings into Israel

• Opened 22 full days and 2 days partially. • Closed 2 days due to Israeli holidays and 4 days on weekend. • Accessible only to permit holders, primarily medi-cal and other humanitarian cases, merchants, and aid workers. • Permits issued by Israeli authorities.

EREZ CROSSING - APRIL HIGHLIGTHS

25,813

10,790

1,759

5,640

13,899

21,178

34,992

25,187

8,141

2,727

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2,443

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2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015 January

2015 February

2015 March

2015 April

number of

RAFAH CROSSING - APRIL HIGHLIGTHS

RAFAH:

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Monthly average

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Monthly average

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June 2007 - Gaza Blockade

March 2006 - Israel stop allowing Palestinian workers into Israel

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Monthly average of fuel imports compared to April 2015

Petrol/Liter

Diesel/Liter

Gas/Kg

Industrial Gasoline/Liter

FUEL IMPORTS - APRIL HIGHLIGHTS

• 15.3 million liters of fuel (Petrol & Diesel).• 4,306 tons of cooking gas.• 6.9 million liters of fuel importedfor the Gaza Power Plant.

• Rafah passengers was closed for the whole month. • Closed by the Egyptian authorities in October 2014, reportedly as a result of insecurity in the Sinai.• Since then it opened a few times on an exception-al basis for “humanitarian cases”. (2days/month on average).

* The figures reflect number of times people crossed, but not the actual number of people crossing.

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GAZA CROSSINGS: APRIL 2015 MONTHLY REPORT

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* Primarily includes Aggregate, Cement and Steel bars.

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MOVEMENT OF GOODS FROM AND INTO GAZA

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EXIT OF GOODS FROM THE GAZA - APRIL HIGHLIGHTS

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9,290

6,285

6,341

2,236

2,593

3,305

4,107

4,815

5,652

4,307

4,731

5,249

7,011

7,083

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015 January

2015 February

2015 March

2015 April

Number of trucklaods entering Gaza

ENTRY OF GOODS INTO GAZA - APRIL HIGHLIGHTS

• Imports in April represent 57% of the volume of imported goods prior to the imposition of the Gaza blockade. • 2,765 truckloads were designated for aid agencies.

2,294

2,073

3,090

3,275

3,427

3,941

3,089

4,065

4,025

4,722

5,118

193

643

350

962

1,504

1,712

1,218

1,442

2,109

3,017

2,765

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015 January

2015 February

2015 March

2015 April

Humanitarian vs commercial imports (in truckloads)

2,279

1,7641,642

409 324 30699 95 56 55 27 25 2

Breakdown of goods imported in April 2015 (# of truckloads)

ENTRY OF RESTRICTED CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IN APRIL 2015 PER AGENCY (# of truckloads)

1,348

739

59 51 31 28 9 9 5 0

BACKGROUND

Other

Commercial Imports

Humanitarian Imports

Total Monthly average

Total Monthly average

Longstanding restrictions on the movement of people and goods to and from Gaza have undermined the living conditions of 1.8 million Palestin-ians in Gaza. Many of the current restrictions, originally imposed in the

of Gaza and the imposition of a blockade by Israel. These restrictions have reduced access to livelihoods, essential services and housing, disrupted family life, and undermined the people’s hopes for a secure and prosper-ous future. The situation has been further compounded by the restrictions imposed since June 2013 by the Egyptian authorities at Rafah Crossing, which had become the main crossing point used by Palestinians in theGaza Strip given the above restrictions.

Basic

66 truckloads of goods exited Gaza in April as follows:• 37 truckloads t

Kerem Shalom crossing was the solely operating crossing for goods, but operating 19 days only due to Israeli holidays.

ransferred to West Bank markets. • 25 truckloads exported to Israeli markets. • 4 truckloads exported to international markets.

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