OCHA: Access & Movement Restrictions, March 2017

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Gaza Strip

ACCESS & MOVEMENT IN 2016

1.88 Million — Total population 1.33 Million (70%) registered refugees

365 km

2

of the population is food insecure

61% Youth (M 53.6%, F 87.6%) 43.7% Refugees 65.3% Women

Source: FSS

Source: PCBS 2016

12-16 HOURS of scheduled electricity outages are

Total Area

Source: PCBS 2016 Q4

97%

implemented across Gaza per day.

5,154

Of piped water is unfit for human consumption

Source: GDECO

Source: WASH Cluster

Inhabitants per Km 2

1 Km

1 Km

40.6% Unemployment rate

47%

LEBANO N

International Border Green Line

March 2017

Source: PCBS 2016 Q4

Departures through Erez crossing with Israel (in thousands)

Gaza - West Bank Safe Passage closed 2001

TE R SE RA A NE

AN

RIV E R JO RD AN

377,126

DI

West Bank

North Gaza

D SE A

645,205

Gaza Strip

Permit approval rate for patients in 2016

62%

521.3

out of 26,282 Beit Hanoun 4-4 Palestinian checkpoint

DE A

ME

Safe Passage (Non-functional)

Erez

377.1

Source: WHO

ISRAEL

Gaza

273,380

NahalClosed Ozsince Karni January 2010 Closed since June 2007 (conveyor belt closed since March 2011)

EGYPT

181.2

161.4 86.8

351,934

2004 2005

2006

2007

30.2

40.8

53.5

59.8

70

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

233,490

Israel

Khan Yunis

2014

2015 2016

Source:Ministry of Civil Affairs

Erez

JORDAN

85.5

26.3

Gaza Middle

158.2

4-4

Departures through Rafah crossing with Egypt (in thousands)

GUL F AQ A OF BA

Elat

Egypt

» º ¹ » º ¹

Rafah

Crossing point

Nahal Oz Karni

211.4

Closed crossing point 100 metres no-go zone

155.1

100-300 metres high risk zone Up to 1,000 metres risk zone

Sufa

Rafah

closed with exceptions since 2014

98

82.8

Built-up area

Closed since September 2008 (exceptionally opened from March to April 2011)

52.1

Concrete wall

Kerem Shalom

151.1

131.7

120.1

49.7

34

Wired fence Population (source: PCBS)

2004 2005 2006

2007

2008

2009

25.7

14.5

11.1 2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Source: Ministry of Interior

Sufa

Tomatoes

5,766

2006

725

Iron scrap

5,005

2005

Cucumbers

9,319

2006

2008

2009

2010

Total imports

2011

60.1

120,459 2016

67,825

Source: Ministry of National Economy

0.8

1.6

43.4

42.0

38.1

33.8

44.5

Gas

0.6 169.2

89.0 41.0 2.9

Gasoline 2008

2010

5.9 2012

1,699 Million litres

101.7

3.9

74.6

100.7

2016

58.9

69.1

3

6

3

6

2,858

61

6 3,101

3,306

2,425 2,044 1,468

81.8

24.5

Industrial Gasoline 2014

3 Fishing limits in nautical miles

Million Kilograms

Million litres

39.0 21.8 4.3

Million litres

2015

Fish catch (in tons) 55

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

Source: Ministry of National Economy Creation date: 30 March 2017

2014

Basic construction materials only includes construction materials which its entry to Gaza is restricted by Israel such as cement and steel bars; aggregate were removed from the "dual use" list in 2015

214

Fuel imports

2006

2013

Basic construction materials

Source: Ministry of National Economy

Petrol

2012

51,679

94,765

2007

265

25,107

1st

27,961

2007

99

12,138

MAJOR 3 EXPORTS FROM GAZA STRIP DURING 2016

2008 33 2nd

1,295

21,495

2009 21

59,171

to West Bank

15,681

215

50,838

270

2010

554

8,270

2011

To Israeli markets

41,286

254

1,025

2012

Kerem Shalom

32,589

182

65

2013

29,849

228

5,514

2014

283 82,401

1,350

2015

Basic construction materials out of total imports (in truckloads)

To international markets

39,539

2,132

2016

75,425

Rafah

35,662

Exit of goods (in truckloads)

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

1. From 3 April to 26 June 2016, Israel expanded the fishing area along the southern Gaza coast from 6 to 9 nautical miles, while retaining 6 nautical mile fishing limit along the northern coast.

Source: Fishermen Syndicate www.ochaopt.org


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