Gaza, April 1, 2009 (Pal Telegraph) – Israeli authorities reopened on Wednesday Kerem Shalom and Nahel Oz commercial crossing points and Al Muntar. The crossings expected to operate on low capacity that will never bridge the gap of the needs of 1.5 peoples.
115 trucks of humanitarian aids and commodities planned to get in. for almost 3 years, Israeli army blockaded crossings allowing partial operation of low capacity.
Last week Israeli authorities opened 2 crossings in the same capacity. Raed Fattuh, head of the Gazan committee for entry of goods, said that, " Israel opened crossing points to let 115 truckloads cross into the Gaza Strip through Kerem Shalom, 49 of which are humanitarian aid for UN and international agencies and about 66 trucks for the Gazan private sector, including yogurts, frozen meats, flour, sugar, rice, beans, fruits and fertilized eggs."
Fattuh made clear that the Israeli authorities kept Karni crossing point closed for unknown reasons.
Since its last war on the Gaza Strip on Dec. 27, Israel started to open Gaza main commercial crossing points partially, allowing some of the waiting domestic goods and humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.
Israel imposed its appalling blockade on the Gaza Strip since June 2007. The suffering among Palestinians is exacerbated by the massive restrictions on the movement of workers and goods, which has isolated the population of approximately one and a half million Gazans, and led to skyrocketing levels of unemployment and government deficit.
The normal needs of Gazan population is 500 trucks a day loaded of food, commodities and secondary necessities. However, Israel is manipulating facts regarding crossing announcing there is no humanitarian crisis. The closure of crossings left more than 312 people killed in the last three years. Around 1000 patients are not able to leave Gaza for treatment and many of them in critical conditions.
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