Brief

TI-UP Enquiry: status of prospective Gaza ports/crossings

Abstract

This briefing provides information on (1) the Gaza seaport construction (on hold, awaiting assurances from the Government of Israel of non-interference with the seaport’s operation); (2) The European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EUBAM Rafah), set up in 2005, following the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, in order to provide a neutral 3rd Party Monitoring Mission tasked with providing assistance and monitoring the custom operations and the security at the Rafah crossing; and (3) other crossing points in Gaza. This resource was produced by TI-UP – a DFID-funded resource centre for technology, infrastructure and urban planning, managed by IMC Worldwide Ltd