Reply #4: No, they don't 'have' Gaza -

[Englander]

There's no freedom of movement, & Israel controls all the access
points, the borders, water & airspace.

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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

7 October 2005

Israel/Occupied Territories: Prolonged closure of the Gaza-Egypt border and arbitrary restrictions to freedom of movement should be lifted

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Since the Israeli army redeployed its troops from inside the Gaza Strip on 12 September 2005, Israel has imposed a closure on the Rafah crossing. The only exceptions since then have been a one and a half day period on 23-24 September, when the border was opened to allow Palestinians both to leave and return to the Gaza Strip, and a period of a few hours on 3 October, when the border was partially opened to allow Palestinians stranded on the Egyptian side of the border to return to Gaza on the eve of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Some Palestinians in need of urgent medical care not available in the Gaza Strip may be granted permission by Israel to cross the border into Egypt, but such permits are difficult to obtain.

In the five days immediately following the redeployment of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip many Palestinians defied the restrictions and crossed into Egypt through openings in the border fence, which were subsequently re-sealed by Palestinian and Egyptian security forces. On 12 September, the final day of its redeployment from the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army issued a military order announcing the end of Israeli military rule in the Gaza Strip (http://www1.idf.il/DOVER/site/mainpage.asp?sl=EN&id=7&clr=1&docid=45427.EN).

The Israeli authorities contend that the redeployment of their troops from the Gaza Strip constitutes the end of Israel's occupation of the Gaza Strip and that consequently Israel is no longer bound by its obligations as an occupying power under international law.

However, Israel continues to control all the entry/exits points into the Gaza Strip, including its border crossing with Egypt, its territorial waters and its airspace. The movement of every Palestinian, as well as the movement of any visitors, in and out of the Gaza Strip remains subject to permission being granted by the Israeli authorities.

http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGMDE150512005?open&of=ENG-ISR