10,000 Israeli medical permits for Gazans this year

The JCPA has an enlightening table:

Table 1 Referrals and Permits to Enter Israel for Medical Care, Gaza, 2006-2008
Month	No. of patients applied for permits	No. of patients given permits	Proportion of patients given permits
2006
January	741	719	97.0%
February	769	716	93.1%
March	562	485	86.3%
April	274	209	76.3%
May	453	404	89.2%
June	474	400	84.4%
July	185	171	92.4%
August	293	267	91.1%
September	438	402	91.8%
October	380	345	90.8%
November	509	455	89.4%
December	392	359	91.6%
Total 2006	5470	4932	90.2%
2007
January	506	452	89.3%
February	595	540	90.8%
March	681	607	89.1%
April	515	460	89.3%
May	737	665	90.2%
June	412	368	89.3%
July	859	765	89.1%
August	985	787	79.9%
September	715	591	82.7%
October	1103	850	77.1%
November	654	422	64.5%
December	1041	669	64.3%
Total 2007	8803	7176	81.5%
2008
January	2590	1618	62%
February	2324	1670	72%
March	2569	1747	68%
April	1959	1263	64%
May	1908	1346	70%
June	1851	1152	62%
Total (6M) 2008	13201	8796	66%
Sources: COGAT and WHO, Jerusalem Office 2008. Data from Jan. 2008 ff not yet confirmed by WHO.

Which means that during this horrible "siege," Israel has been doubling and re-doubling the number of patients allowed from Gaza to Israel or the PA for treatment.

While the percentage of permit approvals has dropped, the number of permits has increased dramatically, despite these salient facts:

During this period there were some 30 foiled attempts at terrorist infiltration, including at least 20 incidents where Palestinians used medical missions to attempt terror attacks. In June 2006, a female suicide terrorist was arrested at the Erez crossing while on her way to carry out an attack on an Israeli hospital. In May 2007, two female bombers received permits but were caught after slipping through security checks.⁷ On May 22, 2008, a truck loaded with 4.5 tons of explosives exploded just before reaching the crossing.

The ISA published reports on 11 individuals, including those just cited, who used permits for medical care or for family visits to patients already in Israel for the purpose of carrying out terror-related activities. At Erez, three patients admitted under questioning that they had purchased referral notes with bogus medical information from doctors in Gaza. According to the ISA, terror organizations were making a special effort to recruit women, including those who are pregnant, who are less likely to be closely examined and whose heavy clothing more readily conceals suspicious objects.⁸ PHR-I forwarded these patients for approval, unaware of their true status.

Another point is that the number of patients traveling to Israel via Gaza dwarfs the number who go to Egypt.

Here we have another example where Israel's humanitarianism towards a hostile Gaza population, which is is under no obligation to provide, is used as a weapon against it.