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CONTENTS
1. HIGHLIGHT
2. BORDER CROSSING
3. LOGISTICS COORDINATION
4. CIVIL/MILIATRY COORDINATION
1. HIGHLIGHT
- The inter cluster 3 days field visit was concluded on the 28th January. The visit was one day longer as initially planned, due to Erez crossing closure. Following meeting with humanitarian’s actors in the Gaza strip no significant logistics gap has been identified: transport market is viable, storage facilities are available, the road network, tough partially damaged, is useable.
2. BORDER CROSSING
- Sufa: remaining closed
- Kerem Shalom: open on 28th; on 29th open as of 11.00 am
- El Aouga (Egypt): closed today 29th January, only 5 trucks for the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) carrying 108 pallets of blankets and plastic sheeting crossed into Nitzana at the presence of the Swiss Ambassador.
- On 28th the Logistics Cluster planned to move 12 trucks for Mercy corps ex El Arish (Egypt). Height of these trucks reached El Aouga Egyptian side of the border on the 28th January, while 4 trucks were not cleared to depart from El Arish. On the 29th January the 12 Mercy corps trucks are reported to be in El Aouga Egyptian side of the border
- On 28th January 4 Logistics Cluster trucks were blocked outside Kerem Shalom. The trucks crossed on 29th January together with additional 2 trucks.
- Two trucks organized by the Logistics Cluster are blocked outside Kerem Shalom waiting to cross tomorrow 30th January while additional 9 trucks are loaded and ready to depart tomorrow 30th January for Kerem Shalom.
- Updated figures on cargo crossing from Egypt are available on the Logistics Cluster webpage at: http://www.logcluster.org/gaza09a/supply-chain/border_crossing_trucks
3. LOGISTICS COORDINATION
- On the 28th January the Jerusalem Logistics Cluster meeting was held. Discussion on the delays and blockage of cargo experienced at Kerem Shalom crossing points were held with the cluster members.
- The eventuality of incurring on detentions charges was presented to the members that have been asked feedback on the readiness to pay these charges.The detentions charges amount (10 USD per pallet per day) is an estimate based on the rated charged by the transporters and it will be charged on a cost recovery basis.
- On 29th January the El Arish Logistics Cluster meeting was held. Minutes of the meeting will be soon circulated.
- The temporary Logistics Cluster hubs established in Gaza City and Rafah are operational for the transit of non full truckloads cargo dispatched into the Gaza strip.
4. CIVIL/MILIATRY COORDINATION
- On 29th COGAT released a letter for humanitarian actors on custom procedures applicable for cargo to be delivered to the Gaza strip through Israel.
- During the COGAT meeting on 28th January, COGAT informed that containers are not acceptable for cargo going into Gaza; containers will not be approved to cross for the foreseeable future.
- COGAT also reiterated the point that the Erez crossing procedures existing prior to the Operation Cast Lead, remain in effect.