A major crossing point between Gaza and Israel is set to reopen for the passage of merchandise for the first time in nine years, the Israeli government announces Wednesday.
“The Erez crossing point will again be open to goods entering Gaza” from Thursday, a spokesman for COGAT, the defense ministry body responsible for implementing government policies in the West Bank and Gaza, tells AFP.
“This measure has been taken to facilitate the work of Palestinian importers and thus help the economy of the Gaza Strip,” adds the spokesman.
Since 2007 Erez has been restricted to individuals, with goods going through Kerem Shalom in southern Gaza. The Turkish aid trucks appeared to enter Gaza through the Erez crossing last week.
— AFP, Times of Israel staff
International Red Cross members securing transport for sick Palestinians from Gaza into Israel for medical treatment at the Erez Crossing on June 19, 2007. (Ahmad Khateib/ Flash90)
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