The cooking gas distribution companies announced on Thursday that the Gaza Strip has run out of cooking gas as a result of Israel’s continuing closure of Karam Abu Salem border crossing the only commercial crossing with the Gaza Strip.
Owners of gas distribution companies said that due to Israel’s closure of the crossing the companies have run out of cooking gas which only enters Gaza through Karam Abu Salem crossing.
Israel imposed new restrictions on Gaza on July 9 prohibiting the entry of goods except medical and food supplies banning the exit of all goods and restricting the fishing area along the Gaza coast to three nautical miles.
According to the Israeli occupation authorities the measures were adopted in response to the launching of incendiary kites and balloons from Gaza towards Israel which have resulted in scores of fires that have burned thousands acres of land in Israeli settlements.
