Due to Gisha's Petition: Israel Reveals Documents related to the Gaza Closure Policy

Thursday, October 21, 2010: After one and a half years in which Israel at first denied their existence and then claimed that revealing them would harm "state security", the State of Israel released three documents that outline its policy for permitting transfer of goods into the Gaza Strip prior to the May 31 flotilla incident. The documents were released due to a Freedom of Information Act petition submitted by Gisha - Legal Center for Freedom of Movement in the Tel Aviv District Court, in which Gisha demanded transparency regarding the Gaza closure policy. Israel still refuses to release the current documents governing the closure policy as amended after the flotilla incident.

"Policy of Deliberate Reduction"
The documents reveal that the state approved "a policy of deliberate reduction" for basic goods in the Gaza Strip (section h.4, page 5*). Thus, for example, Israel restricted the supply of fuel needed for the power plant, disrupting the supply of electricity and water. The state set a "lower warning line" (section g.2, page 5) to give advance warning of expected shortages in a particular item, but at the same time approved ignoring that warning, if the good in question was subject to a policy of "deliberate reduction". Moreover, the state set an "upper red line" above which even basic humanitarian items could be blocked, even if they were in demand (section g.1, page 5). The state claimed in a cover letter to Gisha that in practice, it had not authorized reduction of "basic goods" below the "lower warning line", but it did not define what these "basic goods" were (page 2).

"Luxuries" denied for Gaza Strip residents
In violation of international law, which allows Israel to restrict the passage of goods only for concrete security reasons, the decision whether to permit or prohibit an item was also based on "the good's public perception" and "whether it is viewed as a luxury" (section c.b, page 16). In other words, items characterized as "luxury" items would be banned – even if they posed no security threat, and even if they were needed. Thus, items such as chocolate and paper were not on the "permitted" list. In addition, officials were to consider "sensitivity to the needs of the international community".

Ban on Reconstructing Gaza
Although government officials have claimed that they will permit the rehabilitation of Gaza, the documents reveal that Israel treated rehabilitation and development of the Gaza Strip as a negative factor in determining whether to allow an item to enter; goods "of a rehabilitative character" required special permission (section g, page 16). Thus, international organizations and Western governments did not receive permits to transfer building materials into Gaza for schools and homes.

Secret List of Goods
The procedures determine that the list of permitted goods "will not be released to those not specified!!" (emphasis in original) (section j, page 17), ignoring the fact that without transparency, merchants in Gaza could not know what they were permitted to purchase. The list itemized permitted goods only. Items not on the list – cumin, for example – would require a special procedure for approval, irrespective of any security consideration, at the end of which it would be decided whether to let it in or not.

Calculation of product inventory
The documents contain a series of formulas created by the Defense Ministry to compute product inventory (pages 8-10). The calculations are presumed to allow COGAT to measure what is called the "length of breath" (section i, page 8). The formula states that if you divide the inventory in the Strip by the daily consumption needs of residents, you will get the number of days it will take for residents of Gaza to run out of that basic product, or in other words, until their "length of breath" will run out.

According to Gisha Director Sari Bashi: "Instead of considering security concerns, on the one hand, and the rights and needs of civilians living in Gaza, on the other, Israel banned glucose for biscuits and the fuel needed for regular supply of electricity – paralyzing normal life in Gaza and impairing the moral character of the State of Israel. I am sorry to say that major elements of this policy are still in place".

*Pagination is counted in the order the documents were received by the Ministry of Defense.

For translated excerpts of the state's response initially refusing to reveal the documents for "security reasons", click here.

(Document below)To view the documents revealed by the state (translated from the original Hebrew into English), click here.

To view the FOIA petition submitted by Gisha (in Hebrew), click here. (PDF is 22 pages)
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* From above: To view the documents revealed by the state (translated from the original Hebrew into English), click here.

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Submitted to Gisha in the framework of a Freedom of Information Act Petition, AP
2744/09 Gisha v. Defense Ministry
For questions please contact info@gisha.org
Unclassified
State of Israel
Ministry of Defense
Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories
Economic Branch
Tel: 03-697-7610/1/2
Fax: 03-697-7674
Cal_tpsh@netvision.net.il
Inquiry – 121180
5 Heshvan 5671
October 13, 2010
Gisha/Director
Re: Administrative Petition 2744/09 Gisha v. Ministry of Defense –
Transfer of Documents Requested in the Petition
1. Pursuant to our notice to the District Court on October 7, 2010 we hereby transfer
for your review three documents:
a. Procedure for monitoring and assessing inventories in the Gaza Strip.
b. Procedure for approving transfer of goods into the Gaza Strip.
c. List of humanitarian products whose transfer into the Gaza Strip is
permitted as of May 30, 2010.
2. To complete the picture we wish to clarify a number of points:
a. The procedure for monitoring and assessing inventories in the Gaza
Strip document:
1. This procedure remained in the form of a draft but COGAT acted
according to its principles and it was the binding procedure.
2. The purpose of the procedure, as stated therein, was to manage the
monitoring of the basic products brought into the Gaza Strip,
including basic food products, to monitor the amount of those
products available in the Gaza Strip, to identify shortages and to
establish warning lines and a sequence of actions to address them.
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3. If the inventory of one or more of the products reaches a warning
line, COGAT will take a number of actions to confirm the data,
check the model used for decision-making and increase the
relevant product that approached the lower warning line.
4. As for the term "upper warning line" mentioned in section g.1 of
the procedure - no practical use was ever made of that element.
5. Section h.4 of the procedure for monitoring and assessing
inventories, referring to the possibility of a deliberate policy of
restriction - in practice there was no deliberate restriction of basic
products.
On the contrary, products were provided regularly with concern for
the various levels of inventory and care that they not approach the
lower warning line.
6. In the framework of the document being provided to you, the titles
of specific offices carrying out one action or another were deleted
while stating in handwriting the name of the executive body (due
to the fact that the information in question regards the internal
administration of the public authority, which has no relevance or
importance for the public), in the following manner:
Section 4.h.1: ("…will verify the data with…")/
Before the word verify the reference is to the senior authorized
official at COGAT.
Section 4.h.2: ("…will run a mathematical computation…")
before the word run the reference is to COGAT and DCO Gaza.
Section 4.h.3: ("the matter will he brought to discussion and
briefing before…to decide").
The reference is to the senior authorized party.
b. Procedure for approving the transfer of goods into the Gaza Strip -
1. This is a procedure that remained in the form of a draft but
COGAT acted according to its principles and it was the binding
procedure.
2. In the framework of the document being provided to you, the titles
of specific offices carrying out one action or another were deleted
while stating in handwriting the name of the executive body (due
to the fact that the information in question regards the internal
administration of the public authority, which has no relevance or
importance for the public), in the following manner:
Section 5.d: ("The assessment and recommendations will be
presented to…")
The reference is to the appropriate senior official.
Section 5.e: ("approval for adding a product to the list of permitted
products whether by recommendation of … or the
approval/directive of another party")
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The reference is to COGAT.
Section 5.g: ("the matter will also be raised for approval with…
according to a directive or after consultation")
between those words the reference is to an Israeli army official.
Section 5.g: ("according to a directive or after consultation…")
after the word consultation the reference is to inside COGAT.
Section 5.g: ("…will inform the border crossing…")
After the words will inform the reference is to a COGAT official.
Before the words border crossing the reference is to a border
crossing administration official.
Section 5.h: ("the relevant professional body will issue a letter of
permission to…")
After the word permission the reference is to an official at the
Gaza DCO.
c. List of humanitarian products whose transfer into the Gaza Strip is
permitted –
1. We are providing you, for your review, with a list of humanitarian
products whose transfer into the Gaza Strip is permitted as of May
30, 2010.
2. We wish to clarify that this is a version of a basic list that was
periodically updated until the change of policy in June 2010, while
simultaneously the transfer of additional products was permitted at
different times and according to specific permits. Each request
submitted for the transfer of one product or another was considered
per se.
Sincerely,
Col. Alex Rosensweig
Head of Civilian Division
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Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories
Economic Branch
Standing Orders Corpus
Instructions and procedures
April 2009
Order no. 605
The order contains 10 pages
Procedure for monitoring and assessing inventories in the
Gaza Strip
1. The purpose:
To establish a uniform procedure for monitoring and assessing inventories of vital
basic products in the Gaza Strip.
2. The mission:
Monitoring basic products out of the variety entering the Gaza Strip, including basic
food products, fuel, controlling the amount of those products, detecting shortages,
surpluses and establishing warning lines, addressing problems that arise as a result,
providing current information and real-time warning to decision-makers.
3. Definitions:
a. Long shelf life - products that can be stored and used for a long time such as rice,
sugar, flour, baby food.
b. Short shelf life - products that can be stored for relatively short periods of time,
after which they expire, such as fresh milk and meat products.
c. Warning line - inventory days beyond which the relevant official must attend to
the deviation from reasonable norms and assess the adequacy of the model.
d. Shortage - number of inventory days beneath which there is a danger of a
shortage of a basic product, to the point of complete absence as part of the
statistical deviation of the model and the difficulties of geographical distribution
in the Gaza Strip.
4. The method:
a. It was decided that the inventory assessment would include the basic consumer
products detailed in appendix A.
b. As a rule, the level of daily consumption of each of the basic products was
calculated by data from the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, according to
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the level of per capita consumption of each product, multiplied by the population
of the Gaza Strip -- appendix B. Exceptions from this rule are animal feed, meat
and fuel -- the method of computation will be detailed separately – appendixes CE
respectively.
c. The Gaza DCO will collect data on the transfer of goods through all the border
crossings operating in the Gaza Strip.
d. The daily list of goods will be transferred each day to the COGAT economic
branch by 5:30 PM. The list will be transferred according to the attached format --
appendix F.
e. The data will be compiled by the economic branch once a week on Tuesday. The
amount of goods that was transferred will be computed and added to the amount
of the previous inventory minus the amount of consumption based on the models.
f. After the computation a draft of an inventory assessment report will be written
according to the attached format -- appendix G.
g. After the draft report is written the following data will be checked:
1. Upper warning line – if the inventory of one of the products
with a short shelf life exceeds 21 days or the inventory of one of
the products with a long shelf life exceeds 80 days.
2. Lower warning line – if the inventory of one of the products
with a short shelf life fall below four days or the inventory of one
of the products with a long shelf life falls below 20 days.
3. Shortage – if the inventory of one of the products with a short
shelf life falls below two days or the inventory of one of the
products with a long shelf life falls below five days.
h. If the inventory of one or more of the products reaches a warning line the
following actions will be taken:
1. [Details of name blocked out] The senior official in COGAT will
verify the data with leading Palestinian merchants in the area.
2. [Details of name blocked out] COGAT and DCO Gaza will run a
mathematical computation of the model to verify the data.
3. If it is a case of the upper warning line the matter will be brought
to discussion and briefing before the [details of name blocked
out] senior authorized party to decide on the future policy of
transfer of the relevant product.
4. If it is a case of the lower warning line an update will be
provided and the Gaza DCO will take action to increase the
transfer of the relevant product unless it is a case of a policy of
deliberate restriction.
5. If it is a case of shortage identical action will be taken to the
lower warning line but more vigorously. If it is a question of a
policy of deliberate restriction, the decision-makers will be
presented with the consequences of the shortage of the relevant
product.
In any case the production of daily inventory assessment reports
will begin until the inventory is stabilized.
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i. The final inventory estimate report will be distributed only internally, inside the
organization, on Wednesday of every week.
Enclosed: Appendixes
Appendix A – Table of products
Appendix B – Calculation of product inventory (except animal feed and fuel)
Appendix C – Calculation of animal feed inventory
Appendix D – Calculation of meat products inventory
Appendix E – Fuel and gas policy
Appendix F – Daily data report format
Appendix G – Final inventory estimate report format
Appendix H – Average weight per truck/capacity of single tanker broken down by
product
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Restricted
Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories
Economic Branch
Standing Orders Corpus
Instructions and Procedures
April 2009
Order no. 605
The order contains 10 pages
Appendix A
Table of Products
Long shelf life Short shelf life Oil and gas
Flour and wheat Meat products Gasoline
Rice Milk products Diesel for transportation
Oil Diesel for power plant
Legumes Gas
Sugar
Baby food
Animal feed
Hypochlorite
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Restricted
Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories
Economic Branch
Standing Orders Corpus
Instructions and Procedures
April 2009
Order no. 605
The order contains 10 pages
Appendix B
Calculation of product inventory (except for animal feed, meat
and fuel)
b. The inventory of products will be calculated by weight (if for some reason it is not
possible to obtain a breakdown by weight of the trucks, the weight will be calculated by
the average weight of the relevant product per truck – Appendix G).
c. The daily consumption per capita per product as calculated by the Palestinian Central
Bureau of Statistics = A.
d. The population of the Gaza Strip = B.
e. Daily consumption = C.
A * B = C
f. The daily quantity entering the Gaza Strip of the relevant product (70% of wheat goes
to making flour and therefore in calculating the inventory of wheat calculate 70% of the
amount of wheat entering the Gaza Strip) = X.
g. The existing reserves in the Gaza Strip (without the amount transferred that day) = Y.
h. The quantity of reserves in the Gaza Strip = Z.
X + Y – C = Z
i. Breathing space (in days) = D.
Z / C = D
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Restricted
Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories
Economic Branch
Standing Orders Corpus
Instructions and Procedures
April 2009
Order no. 605
The order contains 10 pages
Appendix C
Calculation of inventory of animal feed
a. Breeding eggs transferred into the Gaza Strip 3-6 weeks prior = X.
b. Number of chicks hatched from breeding eggs transferred 3-6 weeks prior = 0.7X.
c. Consumption of chick feed (kg) = C.
d. Number of breeding eggs transferred into the Gaza Strip 6-9 weeks prior = M.
e. Number of chicks that hatched from the breeding eggs transferred 6-9 prior and
reached maturity = M*0.8*0.7
f. Consumption of chicken feed (kg) = D.
g. Adult cow = Z.
h. Consumption of cow feed (kg) = E.
i. Calf = A.
j. Consumption of calf feed (kg) = F.
k. Sheep = B.
l. Consumption of sheep feed (kg) = G.
m. Daily consumption of animal feed (kg) = H.
n. Amount of animal feed transferred daily = I.
o. Existing reserves of animal feed (without the daily amount transferred) = J.
p. Reserves of animal feed = K.
q. Breathing space (in days) = L.
0.7X * 0.1 = C
A * 5 = F 0.56 * 0.25 = D Z * 12 = E B * 1.5 = G
C + D + E + F + G = H
I + J – H = K
K / H = L
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Restricted
Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories
Economic Branch
Standing Orders Corpus
Instructions and Procedures
April 2009
Order no. 605
The order contains 10 pages
Appendix D
Calculation of poultry inventory
a. The daily amount of meat transferred into the Gaza Strip = X.
b. The number of breeding eggs transferred into the Gaza Strip 9-10 weeks prior = R.
c. Number of chickens that hatched from the breeding eggs and reached maturity (9-10 weeks
after their transfer as breeding eggs) = R * 0.7 * 0.8
d. The existing inventory in the Gaza Strip (without the amount transferred that day) = Y.
e. The amount of meat reserves in the Gaza Strip = Z.
X + 0.56 R + Y – C = Z
f. The daily per capita consumption of each product as calculated by the Palestinian CBS = A.
g. The population of the Gaza Strip = B.
h. Daily consumption = C.
A + B = C
i. Breathing space (in days) = D.
Z / C = D
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Restricted
Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories
Economic Branch
Standing Orders Corpus
Instructions and Procedures
April 2009
Order no. 605
The order contains 10 pages
Appendix E
Policy of transferring fuel and gas
Kind of goods Approved quota Daily consumption
Diesel for power plant
(liter)
440,000 (daily quota) 300,000-330,000
Gas Unlimited 150,000
Diesel for transportation
for UNRWA
400,000 (monthly quota)
Gasoline for UNRWA 50,000 (monthly quota)
* Approved quota may change pursuant to policy of decision-makers
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Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories
Economic Branch
Standing Orders Corpus
Instructions and Procedures
April 2009
Order no. 605
The order contains 10 pages
Appendix F
Format of daily data report
Goods + source of goods Number of trucks Tonnage
X Y Z
X Y Z
X Y Z
X Y Z
X Y Z
X Y Z
Total ? ?
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Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories
Economic Branch
Standing Orders Corpus
Instructions and Procedures
April 2009
Order no. 605
The order contains 10 pages
Appendix G
Report format of assessment of depleted stock:
Product
Estimated inventory
(not including
households)
Daily
consumption
Reserve days
(Breathing
space)
Comments
Products with long shelf life
Flour and wheat
(tons)
450
Rice (tons) 45
Oil (tons) 43
Sugar (tons) 100
Legumes (tons) 23
Baby food 10.0
Animal feed (tons) 375
Hypochlorite 2.5
Products with short shelf life
Meat products (tons) 110
Milk products (tons) 70
Oil and gas
Gas (tons) 150
Gasoline (1000 liter) 60
Diesel for heating
(1000 liter)
300 – 330
Diesel for
transportation (1000
liter)
300
[illegible] lower warning line normal situation upper warning line
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Restricted
Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories
Economic Branch
Standing Orders Corpus
April 2009
Order no. 605
The order contains 10 pages
Appendix H
Average weight per truck/capacity of single tanker broken
down by products
a. Following is average weight per truck broken down by the various products:
Kind of goods
Average per truck at
Kerem Shalom (tons)
Average per truck at
Karni (tons)
Flour and wheat 25 40
Rice 30 Not conveyed at Karni
Oil 25 Not conveyed at Karni
Legumes 30 40
Sugar 30 Not conveyed at Karni
Meat and fish products 15 Not conveyed at Karni
Milk products 15 Not conveyed at Karni
Baby food 20 Not conveyed at Karni
Hypochlorite 30 Not conveyed at Karni
Animal feed 30 40
b. Following is average capacity per tanker:
Kind of goods Average per tanker at Nahal Oz
Gas (tons) 25
Gasoline (1000 liter) 50
Diesel for transportation (1000 liter) 50
Diesel for power plant (1000 liter) 50
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Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories
Economic Branch
Standing Orders Corpus
Instructions and procedures
July 2009
Order no. 606
This order contains 5 pages
Permission to transfer goods into the Gaza Strip
1. General:
a. In the context of the Hamas takeover and the security situation a
comprehensive closure was imposed on the Gaza Strip.
b. As part of the closure the amounts and kinds of goods whose transfer
between the Gaza Strip and the State of Israel is permitted have been
limited.
2. The goal:
To define the procedure, the rules and the method by which permission will be
given to transfer kinds of merchandise from the State of Israel to the Gaza Strip.
3. The mission:
Providing permission to transfer goods into the Gaza Strip to meet the basic
humanitarian needs of the Palestinian population in accordance with the directive
and changing guidelines.
4. Definitions:
a. Following are definitions for the purpose of this procedure:
i. The permitted quota - the quota of trucks allowed to enter the
Gaza Strip, in general and by the various families of products.
ii. The permitted goods - the kinds of merchandise allowed to enter
the Gaza Strip.
5. The method:
Identifying the needs
a. Needs and demands can be raised by various sources including:
The Gaza economic branch, the Gaza international organizations'
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department, heads of civilian division branches, PA bodies, various
government ministries, international parties, media, reports and
publications, inquiries by Israeli parties, petitions to the justice system.
b. A staff body that raises a need will act, before raising it, according to an
internal procedure including staff work referring to the needs and the
security requirements.
Deciding on a policy
c. The branch will decide on a policy for each one of the demands/needs
presented. The guidelines that will inform the considerations towards a
recommendation:
a. The necessity of the product for maintaining humanitarian needs,
including consequences for public health (in Israel and the Gaza Strip).
b. The perception of the product (is it perceived as a luxury).
c. Legal obligation.
d. Consequences of product use (will it be used for preservation,
reconstruction or development) with an emphasis on the impact of
its transfer on the status of the Hamas government.
e. Security consequences (dual use).
f. Sensitivity to the needs of the international community.
g. The existence of alternatives.
d. The analysis and recommendations will be presented to the appropriate
senior official who will integrate their presentation to the [details of name
blocked out] relevant COGAT official and COGAT.
Updating list of permitted products
e. [Details of name blocked out] COGAT approval for adding a product to
the list of permitted products. Whether by recommendation of [details of
name blocked out] COGAT or the approval/directive of another party,
possibly the assistant COGAT, in writing to the economic branch.
f. If a unique entry permit is given for a product, the permission of the
assistant COGAT will be conveyed to the applying professional party. The
economic branch will be informed of the permit.
g. When the approved product is an exception to the policy or of a
rehabilitative nature (such as building and raw materials) the matter will
be raised for approval with [details of name blocked out] according to a
directive or after consultation inside COGAT. [Details of name blocked
out] COGAT will inform the [details of name blocked out] border crossing
administration of the exceptional permit.
h. Once the hierarchy of permits is completed the relevant professional body
will issue a letter of permission/directive to [details of name blocked out]
the Gaza DCO.
i. If the permit is permanent, the economic branch will update the list of
food products and humanitarian products whose transfer into the
Gaza Strip is permitted according to the format – appendix A.
The list will be transferred as an operational directive to the Gaza
economic branch and for the information of the relevant parties –
appendix B.
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j. The list will not be distributed to parties beyond those specified!!
k. A product will be approved with the following parties: PA, international
organizations, government ministries. No permit will be given to a
private Israeli body!
l. The DCO will provide the border crossing 24 hours in advance with the
daily list of coordinations that were approved.
m. At different times a policy of a permitted quota may be established for a
product, a family of products or all the products. Such a quota can be
established by recommendation of the branch or as a policy directive.
Once such a quota is established the branch will issue a letter of directive
to the operative party in the economic branch of the Gaza DCO (in the
case of fuel to the Dor Alon company) and for the information of the
relevant parties – appendix B.
n. Permits and various inquiries, the list or a unique permit will be filed in
the Policy vis-à-vis the Gaza Strip file.
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Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories
Economic Branch
Standing Orders Corpus
July 2009
Order no. 606
This order contains 5 pages
Appendix A
List of food products and humanitarian products whose
transfer into the Gaza Strip is permitted – as of XX.XX.XX
Basic humanitarian food products Comments
Approved for donations and international
organizations only
Basic humanitarian products that are not
food
Approved for donations and international
organizations only
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Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories
Economic Branch
Standing Orders Corpus
July 2009
Order no. 606
This order contains 5 pages
Appendix B
Those that should be informed in the case of product approval
1) Deputy COGAT
2) Head of Civilian Division
3) Head of Operations Division
4) Head of Infrastructure Branch
5) Head of International Organizations Branch
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List of humanitarian products whose transfer into the Gaza
Strip is permitted - May 30, 2010
Basic humanitarian food products Comments
Flour, semolina, wheat and yeast
Oil, pasta, rice, salt, sugar and saccharine
Frozen meat and chicken products and fish
Sausage, canned meat and fish
Milk products, margarine, milk powder and
baby food
Legumes: broad beans, soy (grains,
powder) garbanzo beans, lentils, peas,
beans and lupine
Grains: barley, corn (kernels/ground),
oatmeal, sorghum
Fruit: apples, pears, bananas, loquat, moist
dates and avocado, apricots, plums, green
almonds, kiwi, mango, pomegranate
Kerem Shalom has a daily quota of 22
agricultural trucks including fruit,
vegetables and agricultural inputs
Fresh vegetables: carrots, garlic, pumpkin
and onion, green leaves (coriander, dill,
parsley, etc.)
Kerem Shalom has a daily quota of 22
agricultural trucks including fruit,
vegetables and agricultural inputs
Frozen vegetables
Processed garbanzo beans without
additives or tahina
Tea and coffee
Halva, jam
Basic canned goods
Eggs for consumption
Containers and bottles of mineral water
Spices: black pepper, soup powder, za’atar,
sesame, cinnamon, anise, chamomile, sage
Permitted for donations and
international organizations only
Vitamin enriched biscuits and bottled water
Tomato paste
Basic humanitarian products that
are not food
Comments
Agricultural inputs Kerem Shalom has a daily quota of 22
agricultural trucks including fruit,
vegetables and agricultural inputs
Breeding eggs, egg cartons and empty
containers, sacks and feed bags
Animal feed (mixture, hay), medications During the period when the transfer of
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and animal vaccines calves/cows is permitted and until one
month after the last date of entry the
transfer of hay is permitted not at the
expense of the input quota.
Seeds for household agriculture, honey jars
and equipment for apiaries
Equipment for hatcheries and coop
reconstruction
Subject to the position of relevant security
officials, with emphasis on dual use
Pesticide, disinfection and fertilizer
substances that are not dual use
Plastic containers for distribution of pest
control substances
Hygiene products
Personal hygiene: Combs and hairbrushes,
tooth brushes and toothpaste, toilet paper,
pads, paper diapers, body wipes, body
soap, shaving cream, shavers (not electric)
Disposable hygiene products: dusters, floor
rags, Scotch Brite, sponges, brooms, dust
pans, garbage cans, garbage bags and
squeegees
General: non-dual use cleaning agents
(body and dish soap, laundry detergent and
softener, shampoo and conditioner, floor
cleaning agents, toilet and general
disinfectants), household pesticides that are
not dual use, hypochlorite, lime, calcium
hydroxide
Calcium hydroxide – allow transfer of
limited amounts to suffice for sanitation
needs (up to five trucks a week)
Medical equipment and
medications
Medications, vaccines, vitamins and
medical equipment, medical machinery
such as x-ray machines, dialysis,
ultrasound, respirators, ECG and others
(Subject to individual permit after staff
work)
Infrastructure products
Equipment for water and sewage systems,
equipment for power plant and electricity
infrastructure maintenance and equipment
required by communications systems
(Continued transfer subject to individual
COGAT permission)
Winter products
Candles, matches, blankets, bedding and
polyethylene (including for greenhouses)
Additional products
Household/office water coolers
(with/without water bottles)
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Clothing and shoes Up to 10 trucks a day. Permission is until
May 4, 2010
Text books and booklets Subject to PA clearance (books to be
transferred for -- review)/international
organizations
Approved only for donations and
international organizations only
Writing implements, ink for printing
houses, metal wires and glue for
bookbinding
Subject to specific COGAT permission
Blankets, tents, mattresses and pillows,
polyethylene sheets to seal windows and
plastic balls as raw material to manufacture
bags
Clothing and garments, kitchen appliances,
paper, matches and batteries, candles and
flashlights, spare parts and maintenance
tools for the UN and Red Cross car fleet
Subject to specific COGAT permission
Infrastructure inputs for agriculture Subject to specific COGAT permission per
project