Ministry of Defense - Coordination of Government Activities in the
Territories
January 15th 2009

Press Release:
Summary of Gaza CLA Humanitarian Activity in 2009 Presented to International
Organizations

CoGAT reports 28% rise in humanitarian goods brought into the Gaza Strip,
including 1,400 trucks during Operation Cast Lead.

The spokesman for the Coordinator of Government Activities in the
Territories announces, that yesterday, Thursday14/1/10, the Gaza
Coordination and Liaison Administration held a conference to summarise its
work in 2009. Headed by Col Moshe Levy, commander of the Gaza CLA, the
conference brought together all the large international organizations
operating in the Gaza Strip. During the meeting the parties reviewed
activities during the past year and the goals for 2010.
During 2009, international organizations were more active in the Gaza Strip
despite the complex security situation in Gaza. There was an increase of
125% in the number of internationals crossing into the Gaza Strip and some
400 delegations of foreign officials, including activists and diplomats, who
have entered Gaza Strip in coordination with the Gaza CLA.

Furthermore, there was a 28% increase in the transfer of humanitarian goods
from Israel to Gaza via the Kerem Shalom and Sufa crossings.

During the meeting participants were presented with details of the
activities of the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories
and of the Gaza CLA during Operation Cast Lead, during which the Gaza CLA
maintained regular contact with all organizations in order to meet their
needs. During the operation there were approximately 1,600 cases where the
Gaza CLA coordinated the evacuation of populations from combat areas, and of
casualties via international organizations, including the Red Cross. In
addition, 1,400 truckloads of humanitarian goods were transferred from
Israel into Gaza Strip through the crossing points, during the fighting,
coordinated by the Gaza CLA and supplied by international organizations.

During the conference, Gaza CLA commander Col. Moshe Levy, said: "the
fruitful cooperation between the Coordination and Liaison Administration and
the international organizations allows us to respond to the needs of the
Palestinian population in Gaza, which currently lives under a regime of
terror.”

“Because of the cooperation and the support given by international
organizations, there is a wide and varied supply of food and medicine in the
Gaza Strip, a fact well established by in official reports of UN personnel,”
added Col. Levy.

Col. Levy further noted that “Coordinator of Government Activities in the
Territories and of the Gaza CLA understands the importance of international
organizations work in Gaza and maintains close, continuous contact with them
on a daily basis to provide the best response to their needs."