COGAT - Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories, Ministry of Defense
Since the end of the IDF operation in Gaza (18 Jan 2009), 692,324 tons of aid and 104,935,328 liters of fuel have been delivered to the Gaza Strip.
COGAT announces the successful transfer of six water desalination systems to the Gaza Strip - see December 21 below.
At the Cabinet meeting of 22 March 2009, the Government of Israel instructed the bodies dealing with the matter, to enable the entry - without restriction - of foodstuffs to the residents of Gaza from all relevant sources, after it has been verified that they are indeed foodstuffs, and this in the framework of the humanitarian efforts. The Government directed that the foregoing be scrupulously implemented.
Note: Gas for domestic use (cooking and heating) is supplied according to Palestinian demand and is not subject to any limitation by Israel. However, the fuel depot at Nahal Oz has been forced to limit its operations due to constant security threats. Work is being done to adapt Kerem Shalom crossing to the transfer of fuel. In addition, a new gas line is being built that will double the capacity to transfer gas for domestic use.
Some 2009 Statistics: Humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip has increased by close to 900 percent in 2009 compared to the previous year (Col. Moshe Levi, head of the IDF's Gaza Coordination and Liaison Administration, Nov. 16, 2009).
Since the beginning of 2009, the IDF has allowed over 4,000 Palestinians from Gaza, together with 3,600 escorts, to enter Israel (or via Israel to the West Bank) for medical treatment.The IDF has also issued over 18,500 permits for Palestinians to leave Gaza and enter Israel or travel overseas (statistics as of November 16, 2009).
The IDF permitted the transfer of building materials to the Gaza Strip to facilitate the construction of a covered corridor (which opened the first week of November) to shelter Palestinians walking from the outskirts of Gaza City to the Erez Crossing.
COGAT announces the successful transfer of six water desalination systems to the Gaza Strip: On Dec. 21, 2009, six advanced water desalination systems were transferred to the Gaza Strip. The transfer was coordinated by the Gaza Coordination and Liaison Administration (CLA) in accordance with the civil state policy toward the Gaza Strip, which aims to give a continuous response to the humanitarian needs of the Gazan civilian population.
The systems are planned to supply good quality drinking water to 40,000 citizens, and were installed as part of a sewage water treatment project in the northern Gaza Strip, which is coordinated by the Gaza CLA in collaboration with the international bodies working in the Gaza Strip and the relevant Palestinian authorities.
COGAT Press Release: On December 11, 2009, a newborn baby girl suffering from a heart condition was transferred to the Tel Hashomer hospital in Israel from the Nasri Children's Hospital in the Gaza Strip for immediate medical treatment.
The Head of the DCO in Gaza, Col. Moshe Levi stated that the District Coordination Office routinely coordinates the transfer of patients from the Gaza Strip into Israel for medical treatment.
In 2009, ten thousand patients and their escorts were able to leave the Gaza Strip in order to receive medical treatment within Israel and the Judea and Samaria region.
Weekly summary of the Gaza crossings: 20-26 Dec 2009
- 459 truckloads (10,344 tons) of humanitarian aid were transferred to the Gaza Strip via the Kerem Shalom cargo terminal and the Karni conveyor belt.
- 2,265,020 liters of heavy-duty diesel for the Gaza power station and 344 tons of cooking gas were delivered via the Kerem Shalom crossing and the Nahal Oz fuel depot.
- 466 Gaza residents entered Israel for medical reasons and 56 humanitarian cases crossed via the Erez Crossing.
- 94,000 flowers were exported from the Gaza Strip