STATE OF ISRAEL Ministry of Defense Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories

COGAT Humanitarian Effort in the Gaza Strip 27/12/08 - 18/1/09

COGAT Civil Coordination Department

The Passages of the Gaza Strip

G.S. Population- app. 1.4 m residents.

Kerem Shalom Humanitarian goods COGAT Border with Egypt:12.5 km The Gaza Strip 43.6 km The Green line: 57.3 km Karni conveyor belt Nahal Oz Fuel depot EREZ Passengers (pedestrians & vehicular traffic) Civil Coordination Department

Unilateral Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip

• Following the security cabinet’s decision on Saturday evening

(Jan.17) to accept the Egyptian proposal and the announcement that Israel would hold its fire, measures were taken by the IDF in

order to implement this decision.

•At 2 A.M (18.1) – Israel holds its fire. •Hamas is responsible for the stability of the ceasefire. •Israel will continue to assist and coordinate the international

communities effort of bringing humanitarian aid for the people of Gaza.

COGAT Civil Coordination Department

Operation in the Gaza Strip

Coordination and Liaison:

• COGAT is also in contact with the P.A (Abu Mazen/Fayad), the Civil Affairs committee in Gaza and the Palestinian private sector, in order to asses the humanitarian needs and requirements as well as coordinating the entry of humanitarian products and merchandise into Gaza.

• Both the ICRC and UNRWA

met with the Gaza division commander

in order to improve the coordination.

• A joint humanitarian coordination center was established on the

6 th of January, working in collaboration and consolidation with the international community in order to facilitate the international community work in the Gaza Strip.

COGAT Civil Coordination Department

Operation in the Gaza Strip

Coordination and Liaison:

• Open contacts and a 24 hour "hot line" with the International Organizations (UNRWA, ICRC, WHO, WFP, etc.) was established in order to evaluate and coordinate the humanitarian needs and requirements, throughout the operation.

• 120 COGAT officers were present at the IDF operational levels in order to ensure the continuation of the humanitarian effort conducted by Israel.

120 100 80 60 40 20 0 117 71 111 77 recived requests coordinations made

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The Gaza CLA International Organizations cell and the Health cell, helped to coordinate the evacuation of 82 injured people, 22 bodies and 185 people from combat areas to safe areas.

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It also helped in coordinating the evacuation of 37 people for medical treatment in Israeli hospitals. health cell Int.Org. cell COGAT Civil Coordination Department

Operation in the Gaza Strip

Coordination and Liaison by field liaison officers: Coordinations through the Netzarim Crossing

600 500 400 300 200 100 0

131 Ambulances 500 Trucks Evacuations from combat areas

1400 1200 1000 800 600 400

1150

200 0

Transfer of People 382 Injured 61 Bodies Passage of a truck through the Netzarim Crossing Point COGAT Civil Coordination Department

Operation in the Gaza Strip

Coordination and Liaison: Unique examples of operations conducted by the Gaza CLA unit

• Evacuation of a

9 year old child for medical treatment in Israel from the combat area.

• Evacuation of 5 handicap Palestinians

Aba to Jabalia.

from the fighting in Izbat

• Coordination of

food assistance to an isolated family in north of Gaza.

• Coordination of the

evacuation of 2 pregnant women area were the fighting was taken place.

from the

• Coordination of

evacuation of the family of the Palestinian Doctor Azadin Abu Al-Ish for medical treatment in Israel.

COGAT Civil Coordination Department

Operation in the Gaza Strip

Passages: Erez

• In total,

449 foreigners and dual nationalities

(Russia, the United States European Union, former USSR states, Turkey and etc’),

were evacuated from Gaza

trough Erez crossing.

• 68 Medical Cases operation.

(patients and accompanying individuals) crossed into Israel during the • During the military operation,

the movement of 14 medical staff members and 23 international organizations personal was coordinated trough Erez.

• COGAT is preparing to open Erez crossing for the transfer of humanitarian supplies in accordance to the security situation.

Kerem Shalom:

• Since the beginning of the operation,

Kerem Shalom Passage was open for the transfer of humanitarian products and merchandise to the Gaza Strip .

Nahal Oz:

• The

crossing was open six times

products.

since the 28 th of December for the transfer of fuel

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Operation in the Gaza Strip

Accesses and movement during the humanitarian recess in the operation :

• Since the 7/1/09, the IDF implemented a humanitarian recess for 3-4 hours on

a daily bases.

• The following activates took place during the recess: 1. The organizations distributed humanitarian equipment and food in distribution centers for the population.

2. Funerals were conducted.

3. Medical movement were coordinated.

4. Coordination of movements of Int. Organizations.

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Evacuation of Dual Nationals through Erez

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Supply of humanitarian aid through Kerem Shalom

COGAT Civil Coordination Department

Operation in the Gaza Strip

Humanitarian products movement into the Gaza strip – Intl. Aid & Private Sector 28.12.08-18.01.09: Kerem Shalom Flour Rice Sugar Oil Dairy products Truckload 525 50 77 56 64 Tones 14,208 1,283 2,356 1,305 1,117 Karni Animal feed Corn Soya Wheat Barley Truckload 41 4 1 50 2 Tones 1,638 162 37 1,975 84 Legumes 15 477 Total 98 3,896 Animals feed Medical Equipment & Medications Blankets Other Total 119 111 24 364 1,405 3,495 1,038 160 7,824 33,263 Priority is given to humanitarian supply in accordance to the needs raised by the Int. community and the Palestinian civil affairs committee .

A total of 1,503 truckload, 706 truckloads and donations (total of 37,159 tons) of supplies were delivered to the Gaza Strip between December 28 TH 2008, 18 January 2009

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Supply of humanitarian aid through Kerem Shalom

COGAT Civil Coordination Department

Operation in the Gaza Strip – Medical Aid

Organization/ Country Goods ICRC UNRWA WFP WHO UNICEF MSF MDM Kingdom of Jordan Greece Italy Egypt Turkey Medical equipment & medication, 5 ambulances and car equipment Food, Medical equipment & medication, candles, generators Food Medical equipment & medication Water, Medical equipment & medication Medical equipment Medical equipment Food, blankets, Medical equipment & medication and blood units Medical equipment, food, blood units Medical equipment Food Medical equipment & medication, 5 ambulances, food Other organizations Private sector Food, blankets, Medical equipment & medication total Medical equipment & medicine supply and food Total (Int. community +Private sector) COGAT Number of Truckloads

48 310 127 25 9 1 1 116 2 1 43 16 7

706

797

1,503 Tons

327 5,606 3,611 300 166 2 6 2,538 (3,124 blood units) 26 17 1,183 273 58

14,113

23,046

37,159 Civil Coordination Department

Fuel Supplies to the Gaza Strip 05-18/01/09

Passages Nahal Oz Nahal Oz Kerem Shalom Fuel & Gas Diesel fuel for the power plant Transport diesel fuel for UNRWA Diesel fuel for the power plant Total diesel fuel Cooking gas Total 892,800 liter 188,000 liter 642,950 liter 1,723,750 liter 234 ton

Israel intends to expand and continue the transfer of fuel and gas to the G.S

.

•Heavy-duty diesel for the power plant, is also going in through Kerem Shalom

(As an alternative for the fuel transfer through Nahal Oz crossing when closed).

COGAT Civil Coordination Department

Present situation of the infrastructure in Gaza strip

Electricity :

• Before the operation, Gaza received 70% of its usual electrical supply, due to lack of fuel. From

those 70%,Israel supplied 62% (124 MVA supplied in 10 lines from Israel) and Egypt 8%( 17 MVA supplied by 2 lines).

• During the first days of the operation, due to damages caused by the fighting, the supply of

electricity was reduced to 25%, by the end of the operation electricity supply reached 77% (19/1).

• During the operation 9 out of 10 lines from Israel were damaged.

with the help and coordination of COGAT, all but one damaged line were rehabilitated.

• One of the two lines from Egypt were damaged and was

By the end of the operation, and fixed twice during the operation .

• On the 10.1.09, the Gaza power plant resumed its activity and is • As of the 19.1.09:

now producing 25-30 MVA electrical supply is 77%. (7% more than when the operation started).

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Water and sewage :

• Due to the lack of electricity in the first days of the operation, some of the pumps and wells

stopped operating, in order to meet the needs, Communication 4 trucks with 98 tons of personal water bottles were transfered through Karem Shalom into Gaza on the 11.1.09.

• On 13.1.09, 5 trucks with equipment for the water infrastructure transferred into Gaza. • On the 15.1.09, the pump in the damaged waste water treatment plant in Shikh-Ajlin was supplied

with fuel. On the 18.1.09, a CMWU team was coordinated to the area in order to fix the damage.

• The communication problem in Nahal Oz was fixed.

COGAT maintains an “open line” with all the relevant P.A infrastructure authorities in order to evaluate and assess the needs as they arise.

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