Gaza Strip- underthe siege

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Gaza Strip: overview

• Total Area 365 (km2)

~Incheon 964 (km2) • Estimated Population 1,486,816

~ Incheon 2,710,579• Population Density 4,073 (Capita/km2)

~ Incheon 2.8 (Capita/km2) • Percentage of Population Less than 15

Years 44.9%• The average age in Gaza Strip is 17.6

years of age. 92% of them can read/write.

• Percentage of Population over 65 Years 2.5%

• Unemployment 38 - 43.%

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Gaza Strip: overview

Gaza Strip is an occupied territory by international law. The Fourth GenevaConventions that relate to the protection of civilians under any occupation by a foreign power points out that:

“No protected person may be punished for an offence he or she has not personally committed. Collective penalties and likewise all measures of intimidation or of terrorism are prohibited… Reprisals against protected persons and their property are prohibited…”

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Gaza Strip Siege

Gaza Strip is suffering since mid June 2007 from a tight Israeli closure and collective punishment, which is about to result in a humanitarian catastrophe

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The Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza

• Food/Poverty• Water• Health/Medicine• Trade• Industry• Power

The United Nation’s Office of Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) released by the end of 2007 very alarming figures about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

The UN currently provides food assistance to 80% of the population in Gaza Strip

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Food and materials

GOODS ALLOWED INTO GAZA

Canned meat and tuna, but not canned fruit Mineral water, but not fruit juice Sesame paste (tahini) but not jam Tea and coffee but not chocolate

Type Date permission granted

matches December 2009candles December 2009

sticks for brooms December 2009

cinnamon December 2009camomile December 2009mineral water February 2010

tahini (sesame paste) March 2010

clothes March 2010shoes March 2010

wood (for doorposts and window frames)

April 2010

aluminium April 2010kitchenware April 2010

animal medicines 1st half 2009

gas for medical use 1st half 2009

empty bags for flour 1st half 2009

medicines and medical equipment 1st half 2009

nappies (diapers) 1st half 2009

detergent 1st half 2009

semolina 1st half 2009

polythene for greenhouses June 2009

instant coffee November 2009

washing-up sponges November 2009

baby wipes November 2009

other canned goods, with the exception of tinned fruit

November 2009

zaatar (dried herb mix) November 2009

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The Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza

Nearly 90% of all industrial establishments(3,500 out of 3,900) have shut down since mid-June 2007, either temporarily or permanently, including the most significant factories located at Karni Industrial Zone.

Industry

Due to the import restrictions of equipment and spare parts, 40% of Gaza‘s municipality vehicles and 600 containers need urgentreplacement.

Trade

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Gaza's Electricity Crisis

• The problem started on June 2006, when the Israeli Air Force destroyed all six transformers at the GPP by air strike.

• 5 months later, GPP worked again with 65MW then reduced to 35MW, comparing to the full capacity of 140MW

• After Hamas take-over, more restriction were applied by Israel.

• Gaza people must cope with scheduled electricity cuts of 8-12 hours daily, compared to 6-8 hours prior to January 2010.

• Exacerbate the already difficult living conditions in Gaza

• Affecting: Hospitals and clinics, Water and sanitation, Education, and Agriculture

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Agriculture in Gaza Strip

• Military attacks• Restricting basic agricultural

inputs• Seeds and seedlings, Plastic

piping, Water pumps/filters/irrigation pipes, Fishing nets, Engine spare parts, Veterinary drugs, Cement

• Closed borders

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Agriculture: Olives and olive oil

• Olives and olive oil are one of the main sources of income for the Palestinian economy.

• source of income for around 100,000 farming families.

• 10 million olive trees, with 34,000 metric tons of olive oil in a good year. However,

• US$100 million annually [NGO Oxfam ]

• Israeli actions, • Restricting access to land.• Settlers attacks farmers and olive

trees (10,000 trees were distorted in 2010)

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Agriculture: Olives and olive oil

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Agriculture: Olives and olive oil

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Agriculture: Olives and olive oil

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My message to Koreans and All over the world

• Our kids future must be with hope, or it will be disaster.• The solidarity with Palestinian cause, contributes to their hope.

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Thank You