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The Impact of the War on the IDF Liaison Unit for Gaza Civilians
(Jewish Insider) Ruth Marks Eglash - Col. Moshe Tetro heads the IDF's Coordination and Liaison Administration (CLA) for Gaza, a division of COGAT (the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories). He recounted that in the two years prior to Oct. 7, close to 20,000 Palestinian laborers entered Israel daily and permits for those seeking medical care in Israel were increased. Israel was planning to expand and streamline the Erez crossing with computerized turnstiles. Israel also bolstered its support for the local Gaza economy, allowing greater export of textiles and fish, and approving more goods to enter than ever before. "Hamas' attack on Oct. 7 destroyed it all," said Tetro. Hamas destroyed much of the civilian infrastructure that served its own population, including water pipes, electrical lines, desalination plants and communication networks. Hamas also destroyed the CLA's home base at the Erez crossing, murdered three CLA soldiers, and kidnapped three more, two of whom were later killed in Gaza.