Gaza Strip Industrial Sector on the Brink of Breakdown Due to Israeli Siege and Closure, a PNIC Report

PNIC's Report; Industrial Sector in the Strip on the Brink of Breakdown Due To Israeli Siege and Closure

RAMMALLAH, Palestine, August 27, 2007 (IPC) - -

In a report issued by the SIS's Palestinian National Information Center (PNIC), shed the light on the bitter impacts of the Israeli siege, closure and offensive on the industrial sector from 12-6- to 20-8-2007. The report said that the Palestinian economy is on the brink of collapse particularly the private industrial sector that suffers lack of raw materials needed for keeping up the local industrial sector viable.

The report said that the already de-developed Palestinian industrial sector has been dealt a severe blow due to the Israeli strict measures against the residents of Gaza Strip after Hamas's seizure of the Strip on 12-6-2007 the economic siege includes border crossing terminals closure, canceling trade code of the Strip, Raw materials essential for Gazan businesses and industry have not been allowed to enter Gaza, preventing production of basic supplies, Karni, remains closed. Basic humanitarian supplies from the private sector and humanitarian agencies are entering through Sufa and Karm Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom). All Gazan exports have been blocked since mid-June.

It also indicated that the figures issues by the General Federation for the Palestinian industries signaled out that more than 90% of the Palestinian factories in the Strip rely in manufacturing on the imported raw materials from Israel or from overseas via the Israeli seaports.

According the Federation by the end of August most of the local factories will be closed if no change on the situation. Economic breakdown.

PNIC's report said that continued closure of crossings is going to deal a severe deal to the agricultural products in particular berries at cost of $10 millions and flowers at cost of $4 millions. Also there have been 25,000 tones of potatoes were ready for being exported to the Israeli markets in addition to other crops such as cucumber; tomatoes and beans that were already disallowed to exported and blatant damages were inflicted to the farmers

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