Palestine / Inside Palestine / 2005–2023
Blockade of Gaza begins after Hamas takes control of the Strip
June 2007, Gaza StripBegan between 1 Jun 2007 and 30 Jun 2007.
In June 2007, after Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip, Israeli authorities intensified existing restrictions on movement into a land, sea and air blockade that has shaped daily life in Gaza since.
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Dates itOCHA dates the blockade to June 2007, following the military takeover of Gaza by Hamas, when the Israeli authorities significantly intensified existing movement restrictions into a land, sea and air blockade.
significantly intensified existing movement restrictions
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OCHA reports that exits of people from Gaza fell from up to half a million a month before 2000 to just over 4,000 a month on average in the first seven years of the blockade, and 10,400 a month over the following eight years.
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OCHA reports that truckloads of goods entering Gaza in early 2022 averaged about 8,000 a month, roughly 30% below the monthly average of the first half of 2007, while the population grew by more than 50%.
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