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Jerusalem (AFP) – Israel will reopen its goods with the blockade Gaza Strip on Tuesday will calm following a ceasefire, a minister said, after closing it
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned separately, however, that the military was prepared for the most intense strikes in the Gaza Strip if it deems necessary after a severe flare-up of violence on Friday.
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Sunday spoke of reopening the goods crossing, known as Kerem Shalom.
"If today and tomorrow the continued situation as it was yesterday, then we would allow Kerem Shalom to return to normal activity and the fishing zones will return to the same distances as before, "he said. 659006] Lieberman, speaking at the crossing, criticizing the calm enclave of the Israeli-Israeli enclave Hamas to burn
Lieberman said "the key is quiet, calm, zero firebombs, zero friction on the fence and zero gold rockets, God forbid, shooting."
A spokesman for Israel's fire There were no fires caused by the devices along the Gaza Strip on Saturday and Sunday.
The comments by Lieberman and Netanyahu came after a ceasefire was a major flare-up of violence between Palestinian activists in Gaza and Israel on Friday. 19659011] The escalation – the second in as many weeks – the months of tension that could be expected to come to a halt (2008)
The ceasefire followed by a wave of deadly Israeli air strikes across Gaza
"At the weekend we gave Hamas a very hard blow, and if necessary we will strike them sevenfold, "Netanyahu said.
– 'Being fast depleted' –
Israel announced on July 9 that the goods are being closed to more than others in the past. 19659017] There July 17, it further tightened the restrictions to also prevent fuel deliveries while reducing the fishing zone Israel enforces off Gaza to three nautical miles from
The crossing has remained open for food and medicine on a case-by-case basis.
The UN humanitarian coordinator for the Palestinian Territories, Jamie McGoldrick, said Sunday that "supplies of emergency fuel provided by the UN for critical facilities in Gaza are being depleted."
He called on Israel to end restrictions on fuel
"Given ongoing blackouts of about 20 hours a day, if fuel does not come in, people will live at stake. , with the most vulnerable patients, like cardiac patients, those on dialysis, and newborns in intensive care, at highest risk, "he said in a statement.
Masses and clashes erupted on the Gaza Strip.
At least 149 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since March 30. The soldier shot dead on Friday was the first Israeli killed in that period
It had been kept largely open in recent years, but Egypt opened it in mid-May and the crossing, known as Rafah, has remained open most of the time since then.
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