Humanitarian assistance to Gaza by Israel

<p>The Unit for Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories reports daily on the general humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. The data for the supplies transferred via the Karni and Sufa crossings are based on the reports of Palestinian merchants.</p> <p>Two-way traffic at the Erez Crossing of international organizations' staff, Gaza residents seeking medical treatment together with the people accompanying them ("medical evacuations"), and Palestinian civilians  has been permitted for humanitarian reasons since 18 January 2007 and occurs daily. </p> <p>Humanitarian aid includes food, medicines and medical equipment, tools and materials for esssential humanitarian infrastructures, and a certain amount of diesel fuel. Cement, sand, gravel and steel are not considered to be humanitarian aid.</p> <p>Via the conveyor at the Karni Crossing, hundreds of tons of grain - wheat, barley, soy beans, corn and animal feed - are transferred from Israel to the Gaza Strip every week.</p> <p>Via the Nahal Oz fuel depot, diesel fuel for transportation and for the local Gaza power station, petrol, and gas for cooking and heating are transferred from Israel to the Gaza Strip, according to an assessment of civilian needs mandated by the Israeli court (weekly supply: petrol - 120,000 liters; diesel fuel for transportation - 1,200,000 liters; diesel fuel for power station - 2,900,000 liters;  cooking and heating gas according to demand).</p> <p>Via the Sufa Crossing, the following supplies are transferred by truck from Israel to the Gaza Strip: food, including: baby formula and food, rice and legumes, fruits and vegetables, meat, chicken and fish, dairy products, flour and yeast, oil, salt and sugar; hygiene products; tools and raw materials for essential infrastructures; medicines and medical equipment; and a myriad of other items - ranging from school books to wheel chairs - needed by the civilian population.</p> <p>The Kerem Shalom Crossing was closed after it was attacked by  terrorists on 19 April 2008. </p> <p>Usually the crossings are closed on Fridays and Saturdays (the Sabbath).</p> <p>On June 19, an agreement to establish a "state of calm" in the Gaza Strip and the Israeli territory adjacent to it went into effect. On June 22, following four days of quiet, the amount of merchandise transferred to the Gaza Strip via the Sufa and Karni crossings was increased. The number of trucks that delivered goods via the crossings during the week 22-27 June was 476, compared to 158 the week before and 172 the week before that. The fuel terminal at the Nahal Oz crossing also returned to its previous capacity. Civilians with compelling humanitarian problems continue to enter and leave the Gaza Strip through the Erez crossing. </p> <p>On 24 June, the Palestinians violated the agreement with Israel by launching a mortar bomb and several rockets that landed in Israeli territory. The crossings were temporarily closed. </p> <p>The Kerem Shalom crossing reopened on August 18 for the passage of humanitarian goods,  after extensive  work was done to repair damage to the crossing caused by the bombing attacks in April.</p> <p>The opening of the crossings and the amounts of goods  allowed to pass through them is conditional on Palestinian adherence to the calm agreement.</p> <p>September 2, 2008
A total of 3903 tons of humanitarian aid were delivered to the Gaza Strip via the Sufa and Karni crossings.
Sufa: 52 trucks
Karni: 99 trucks
Nahal Oz: 653,000 liters of fuel and 180 tons of gas
Erez: 23 medical evacuations
Kerem Shalom crossing was closed.</p> <p>August 31, 2008:
A total of 1078 tons (65 truckloads) of humanitarian aid (food, medicines, and raw materials for essential infrastructures) were delivered to the Gaza Strip via the Sufa crossing.</p> <p>Nahal Oz: 1,595,000 liters of fuel and 376 tons of cooking gas
Erez crossing: 28 medical evacuations.
Kerem Shalom and Karni crossings were closed.</p> <p>August 29, 2008:
A total of 1471 tons (72 truckloads) of humanitarian aid were delivered to the Gaza Strip via the Sufa crossing.</p> <p>Nahal Oz: 1,080,000 liters of fuel and 242 tons of cooking gas
Erez crossing: 6 medical evacuations.
Kerem Shalom and Karni crossings were closed.</p> <p>August 27, 2008:
Twenty-six people - patients and their escorts - crossed into Israel via the Erez crossing for medical treatment.

The rest of the crossings were closed on August  26-27 by order of the Minister of Defense due to the launching of two rockets at Israel from the Gaza Strip on August 25.</p> <p>August 26, 2008
Thirty-six people - patients and their escorts - crossed into Israel via the Erez crossing for medical treatment.
The rest of the crossings were closed. </p> <p>August 25, 2008:
A total of 5771 tons of goods were delivered at the Kerem Shalom and Karni crossings. Among the goods were fruits and vegetables, meat and dairy products, flour, yeast, oil, sugar, legumes and other food products, tools and materials for essential infrastructures, medicines and medical equipment, agricultural equipment, and cement.

Karni: 120 trucks
Kerem Shalom: 92 trucks
Nahal Oz: 1,058,000 liters of fuel and 337 tons of gas
Erez: 34 medical evacuations
Sufa crossing was closed.</p> <p>August 22, 2008:
Sufa: 40 trucks
Kerem Shalom: 50 trucks
Total: 1665 tons
Karni crossing was closed.
Nahal Oz: 335,000 liters of fuel and 182 tons of gas
Erez: 2 medical evacuations</p> <p>August 20, 2008:
Erez crossing: 55 medical evacuations
The rest of the crossings were closed, due to a rocket launched towards Israel.</p> <p>August 18, 2008:
Total tons: 1891
Sufa: 90 trucks plus one truck of cement
Kerem Shalom: 25 trucks
Karni: 185 trucks
Nahal Oz: 1,045,000 liters of fuel and 172 tons of gas
Erez: 102 medical evacuations</p> <p>August 17, 2008:
Sufa: 90 trucks, 1844 tons
Nahal Oz: 866,000 liters of fuel and 172 tons of gas
Erez: 38 medical evacuations
Karni crossing was closed.</p> <p>August 13, 2008:
4916 tons of goods were delivered at Sufa and Karni crossings:
Sufa crossing: 83 truckloads
Karni crossing: 92 truckloads
Nahal Oz: 904,000 liters of diesel fuel, 180 tons of gas
Erez crossing: 44 medical evacuations
</p> <p>August 12, 2008
Erez crossing: 42 medical evacuations
The rest of the crossings were closed</p><p></p>