After mortar fire, Erez Crossing closes

After 4 civilians were hurt earlier this afternoon at the Erez Crossing, Kamil Abu Rokan, the Director of the Crossings Point Authority of the Defense Ministry, and General Yoav Mordehai, the Coordinator of the Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) close the crossing to all traffic except for life-saving cases, the Prime Minister’s Office says.

Cars transported into Gaza via the Erez crossing (photo credit: Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)
Cars transported into Gaza via the Erez crossing (photo credit: Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)

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