The Israeli occupation army on Wednesday morning closed crossings with the Gaza Strip and decided to decrease the fishing zone in Gaza waters to three nautical miles.
Maher Abul-Awf director of central operations at the crossings and border authority said that the Palestinian Authority liaison office informed the Palestinian side of its decision to close the commercial Karam Abu Salem crossing and the Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing which is used for passengers until further notice.
Abul-Awf added that the limit for fishing off the coast of Gaza was also reduced to three nautical miles due to the fall of a rocket in Beersheba which he described as “current events.’
Maariv newspaper for its part confirmed that those measures were taken by Israeli army minister Avigdor Lieberman in response to the rocket attack on Beersheba which caused damage to a house there.
Earlier on Wednesday the Israeli army also responded by waging several aerial attacks on Gaza. Three citizens were reportedly injured in an air raid on Rafah.
Maher Abul-Awf director of central operations at the crossings and border authority said that the Palestinian Authority liaison office informed the Palestinian side of its decision to close the commercial Karam Abu Salem crossing and the Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing which is used for passengers until further notice.
Abul-Awf added that the limit for fishing off the coast of Gaza was also reduced to three nautical miles due to the fall of a rocket in Beersheba which he described as “current events.’
Maariv newspaper for its part confirmed that those measures were taken by Israeli army minister Avigdor Lieberman in response to the rocket attack on Beersheba which caused damage to a house there.
Earlier on Wednesday the Israeli army also responded by waging several aerial attacks on Gaza. Three citizens were reportedly injured in an air raid on Rafah.
