UN Office of the Special Envoy for Disengagement - February 3, 2009 - Back to Resources Page

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The United Nations is submitting the 84th bi-weekly report on the implementation of the 15 November 2005 Agreement on Movement and Access (AMA)1, covering the period 21 Jan – 03 Feb 09 (Annex)2. In light of the closure of Gaza, this report also monitors movement and access through other crossings not included in the AMA.

Summary:
AMA Benchmarks:
• Rafah crossing has remained closed for the movement of people for 605 working days. It was last open for public use on 09 June 2007. However, the crossing was partially open on an exceptional basis, for passengers on all days during the reporting period. The opening, allowed 2,199 Palestinians including many medical cases which arose during the Israeli ground incursion to cross out and 1,445 to cross in. Rafah crossing was also partially open on all days for the inflow of humanitarian supplies – 104 truckloads of medical and relief supplies entered during the reporting period, compared to 164 allowed in during the previous reporting period.
• Karni crossing has remained closed since 12 June 2007 for the movement of goods in and out of Gaza. The conveyor belt/chute for cereals and animal feed was open on nine days (21, 22, 26,27,28,29 January, 01, 02 and 03 February), compared to four days in the previous reporting period. A total of 701 truckloads of cereals and animal feed, were allowed to enter Gaza, via the conveyor belt , compared to 217 in the previous reporting period. Neither gravel nor bulk cement were allowed entry during this period. Gravel and bulk cement were last allowed into Gaza on 26 and 29 Oct 08 respectively.
• Erez crossing has remained closed for more than two years since March 2006 for workers, and more than a year, since 12 June 2007, for all other Palestinians, except for a limited number of Palestinian traders, aid workers and medical cases who have been granted special permits. For these persons, Erez crossing was partially open on 12 out of the 14 scheduled days. No traders were allowed out of Gaza during the reporting period, while an average of 4 medical cases per day were allowed to cross out, the same as in the previous reporting period.
• Obstacles to movement in the West Bank has decreased from 629 reported during the previous
reporting period to 628. Overall, the figure of 628 represents an increase of 252 obstacles (67%) over
the baseline figure (376) of August 2005.
• Convoys between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank:
Truck convoys Implementation now 36 months overdue (since mid-January 2006).
Bus convoys Implementation now 37 months overdue (since mid-December 2005).

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UN Office of the Special Envoy for Disengagement - February 3, 2009 - Back to Resources Page