Israel will reopen commercial crossing with Gaza if "calm" prevails | news

The government of Israel will reopen the commercial stage and lift the restrictions of the fishing zone in the Gaza Strip only if the "calm" recorded in recent days as a result of the truce with the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)

This was announced Sunday by the Israeli Defense Minister, Avigdor Lieberman who referred to the "incendiary balloons" seen in the area, but not the humanitarian conditions generated by the Kerem Shalom crossing, the only pbadage of goods between Israel and the Strip.

"If today and tomorrow the situation continues as yesterday, we will return on Tuesday Kerem Shalom to the usual situation, and the fishing area will return to the same distance as before. "said Lieberman of the border post cited by the agency EFE .

Since last week, Israel has aggravated the blockade by refusing the pbadage of gas and fuel, in addition to reducing the fishing area from six to three nautical miles. Now, only food and medicine are pbading.

While a bilateral ceasefire between Hamas and Israel has been in place since July 20 .

"Thanks to the international efforts and to the United Nations, we have reached an agreement to restore the state of previous calm between the Israeli occupation and the Palestinian factions", said the spokesperson of Hamas Fauzi Barhum