Israeli Collective Punishment of 1.5 Million Palestinians in Gaza: All Border Crossings Closed Until Further Notice

Gaza crossings closed "until further notice"

Date: 27 / 08 / 2008  Time:  10:18
Gaza – Ma’an –

The Israeli occupation government will keep border crossings into the Gaza Strip closed to commercial and humanitarian goods "until further notice," Palestinian officials were told on Tuesday.

The Israeli defense minister ordered the borders closed late on Monday after a homemade projectile was fired from Gaza, causing no damage or injuries.

Ra’ed Fattouh, the head of the Goods Coordinating Committee in Gaza said that Israel will continue the closure.

The closure of the crossings violates the terms of the Egyptian-brokered 19 June ceasefire agreement negotiated by Hamas and Israel.

Gaza crossings to remain closed

Wednesday August 27, 2008 12:24 by Rula Shahwan - IMEMC News

Israel will keep border crossings into the Gaza Strip closed to commercial and humanitarian goods "until further notice," Israeli media outlets reported Wednesday.

The Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak ordered the borders closed late on Monday, despite of the ongoing talks to free the captured Israeli soldier in Gaza Strip Gilad Shalit.

The decision, according to Israeli media sources, comes after an alleged violation of the truce deal between Hamas and Israel.

According to a Palestinian source, Israel has violated the truce more than 50 times in the first few days following the begining of truce.
Israel says, Palestinians fired home-made shells at Israeli targets from the Gaza Strip.

This closure of the crossings violates the terms of the Egyptian-brokered a ceasefire truce on 19 June negotiated by Hamas and Israel, which stipulates that Hamas would halt firing home-made shells into Israel, in exchange of lifting the year-long siege on the Gaza Strip.

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