Israel reopens Gaza border crossings
- 16 years ago
Israeli official Peter Lerner said the commercial goods crossings of Karni and Sufa and the fuel depot at Nahal Oz were reopened on Wednesday morning, after a day of calm on Tuesday (July 1).
He confirmed that for the first time in a year shipments of cement would be allowed into the Gaza Strip and said that humanitarian supplies and shipments of grain and of fuel would resume.
The Gaza official, Raed Fattouh, confirmed that the crossings of Karni and Sufa and the fuel depot at Nahal Oz were reopened and were operating on Wednesday morning.
Israel cut back sharply on the supply of goods into the Gaza Strip a year ago, after Hamas seized the territory from forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas's more secular Fatah faction.
Despite the re-opening of the crossings, Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri said Israel was not fulfilling its commitments under the ceasefire.
He confirmed that for the first time in a year shipments of cement would be allowed into the Gaza Strip and said that humanitarian supplies and shipments of grain and of fuel would resume.
The Gaza official, Raed Fattouh, confirmed that the crossings of Karni and Sufa and the fuel depot at Nahal Oz were reopened and were operating on Wednesday morning.
Israel cut back sharply on the supply of goods into the Gaza Strip a year ago, after Hamas seized the territory from forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas's more secular Fatah faction.
Despite the re-opening of the crossings, Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri said Israel was not fulfilling its commitments under the ceasefire.