What exactly are all the effects of the Gaza strip blockade?

Answer 1

It would be impossible to capture all of the effects of the Gaza Strip Blockade, but here are some of the major effects of the Gaza Strip Blockade.

1) Lack of Food: The Gazans claim that insufficient quantities of food come into Gaza across the land borders. Also, as objects like fertilizer can be used to make bombs and incendiary devices, Israel strongly limits their importation making Gazan agriculture relatively futile.

2) Lack of Power: Gaza has no power plants (of any sufficient size) and relies on Israel for nearly 80% of its energy. Israel only provides what it believes is necessary to power Gaza and Gazans complain that this quantity is insufficient.

3) Lack of Medical Access: In the past, many Palestinians were serviced in Israeli hospitals and numerous Palestinian Doctors were employed in Israel. The reason was twofold, Palestinian organizations had other ways they preferred to spend their budgets and Israel tried to save civilians who needed it in Palestine. However, due to the blockade, the border crossings do not allow for any but the most dire cases to come to Israel. Israel does provide medical supplies to Gaza, but there is a lack of proper hospitals and good doctors to protect the entire population.

4) Lack of Building Materials: Many building materials such as cement, metals, wood, and chemicals are the exact same ingredients used to make bombs and rockets. Therefore Israel strongly limits the amounts of these materials which are brought into Gaza.

5) Physical Isolation: Gazans, except under certain circumstances, can almost never leave Gaza and non-Gazans have a very hard time entering the area.