Gaza Strip Humanitarian Fact Sheet | December 2007

Israel responded to the Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip on 15 June 2007 by closing Gaza?s borders to export and severely limiting imports. This isolation of the Gaza Strip, along with a lack of effective coordination between the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah and the Hamas authorities in Gaza has resulted in shortages of food, medical and relief items, spare parts for critical health and water sanitation installations, materials for humanitarian projects and raw materials for Gaza?s commerce and industry. This inter-agency fact sheet highlights the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip as of December 2007.