Closure is now the primary measure of occupational control employed by Israel.
Israel places onerous burdens on all travellers, for example, travellers to Jordan and family members wishing to visit Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. This Update provides most recent data and an overall picture of this one year closure. The closure restricts the freedom of movement of Palestinians. The closure of February 1996 made cross-border movement from Gaza impossible at times and otherwise permissible in only narrowly defined and exceptional circumstances. Israel claimed to ease the restrictions on movement, but in fact movement remains far more restricted than prior to 25th February 1996.