Executive Summary 2.1.4 The Right to Freedom of Movement ICHR received 35 complaints about violations of the right to movement and travel, including 14 complaints in the West Bank; 11 complaints against the General Intelligence Service, one complaint against the Preventive Security Service, one complaint against the Public Prosecution, and one complaint against the MOI. In Gaza, ICHR received 21 complaints; 18 complaints about the MOI in the West Bank denying issue of passports to the citizens, and 3 complaints about the MOI in Gaza Strip banning travel through Erez/ Beit Hanoun Crossing. The state of political conflict between the two Palestinian divisions overshadowed the situation of the right to movement and travel and violations against the right to movement continued. In this respect, ICHR received 18 complaints from citizens who were denied passports by the MOI in the West Bank as no passport is issued for the West Bank population unless a security clearance is issued by the security agencies in the West Bank, which delays the issuance of passports. Rafah Crossing was open for 20 non-consecutive days and it was closed for 341 days. Additionally, the Israeli siege was imposed on Gaza Strip and the restrictions imposed thereon throughout the years of the siege were maximized. The crossings remained closed and additional restrictions on travel through the crossings were levied. Despite the declaration of implementing the reconciliation agreement regarding the delivery of the crossings on 1/11/2017, the Rafah Crossing crisis continued. Failure to open the Rafah Crossing continuously further exacerbated the suffering of the population, amid the Palestinian government’s inability to control some groups, called “special coordination” which is controlled by the Egyptian side which stipulates that they must enter before all the travelers registered in the MOI’s lists from previous periods. The citizens suffered waiting for long hours due to bureaucracy, red tape, and unavailability of necessary services for the passengers, and due to the multiple security barricades, further exacerbating the suffering of the patients and elderly. Notwithstanding the close follow-up conducted by ICHR, it did not receive any replies from the official agencies concerning the policies and measures adopted to safeguard the right to movement. The Independent Commission for Human Rights (ICHR) 23