Blockade of the Gaza Strip
Restriction of movement and trade by Israel and Egypt (2007–present)
Blockade of the Gaza Strip
The restrictions on movement and goods in the Gaza Strip imposed by Israel date to the early 1990s, during its military occupation of the Gaza Strip (1967–2005). After Hamas took over in 2007, Israel significantly intensified existing movement restrictions and imposed a blockade on the movement of goods and people in and out of the Gaza Strip. In the same year, Egypt closed the Rafah border crossing. Israel's stated aims were to hold Hamas accountable for rocket attacks on Israeli territory; to constrain Hamas's ability to rule in Gaza; and to put pressure on it to release Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier abducted in June 2006. While the blockade's legality has not been adjudicated in court, human rights groups believe it would be deemed illegal and that it is a form of collective punishment, as it restricts the flow of essential goods, contributes to economic hardship, and limits Gazans' freedom of movement. The land, sea, and air blockade isolated Gaza from the rest of the occupied Palestinian...
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