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Israel reopened the Kerem Shalom crossing for the Gaza Strip after it closed on 9 July following the firing of balloons and Molotov badtails from the Gaza Strip. "The Minister of Defense has decided that the Kerem Shalom crossing will be partially reopened starting at 12:00 (09:00 GMT) and that it will be possible to transfer gas and fuel to the Gaza Strip in addition to food and of medicines. "
And he burns balloons but without stopping completely.
He adds that the pbadage could return to full activity if Israel says that kites and flaming balloons have lit up hundreds of fires since April.
A Fire Department Spokesman Israel said "750 fires destroyed crops [26,900,900] In contrast, Palestinians in Gaza regard kites and hot air balloons as legitimate resistance to the Israeli blockade that has been in force for more than 10 years.
There was no reaction from the Hamas movement that controls The Israeli movement came after UN officials warned that "the sector was facing a serious shortage of fuel affecting the work hospitals and water and sanitation facilities, calling for "lift restrictions on the sector".
Gaza, including a serious shortage of electricity and depends on the work of the fuel generators during power outages.
The escalation between Israel and the Gaza Strip in recent days, raising fears of a fourth war between Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip and Israel. The third war in 2008.
Israel launched a series of bloody raids On the Gaza Strip, especially after the killing of an Israeli soldier
On July 9, Israel announced the closure of the crossing of Karam Abu Salem through which most goods cross the besieged area in response to incendiary balloons and other incidents along the border. [17] On July 17, Israel tightened restrictions, prevented fuel from reaching the Gaza Strip, and reduced its fishing zone in Gaza from six to three nautical miles.
Mbad demonstrations erupted and clashes erupted on the border between Gaza and Israel on March 30. [1969004] At least 151 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli gunfire since March 30, while an Israeli soldier was killed Friday, the first to be killed in clashes.
Israel says its blockade is necessary to prevent Hamas "
UN officials and human rights organizations have repeatedly called for the lifting of the blockade, citing deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, home to 2 million Palestinians In addition to the lack of clean water, poverty, unemployment and the depletion of infrastructure, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for the Territories Palestinians, Jimmy McColdrick, said on Sunday that "emergency fuel supplies provided by the United Nations for Gaza's vital facilities are rapidly depleted."
He called on Israel to end restrictions on imports of fuel and warned that hospitals could soon close, and emergency supplies are expected to deplete in early August.
The only other crossing point in the b Gaza ande "Rafah" on the Egyptian border. It opened in mid-May after being closed for the most part in recent years.
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