The Israeli authorities allowed on Monday for export trucks loaded with fish from the Gaza Strip to enter into the occupied West Bank for commercial sale, the first such delivery since 2007, Anadolu news agency reported on Monday.
Tahsin Al-Sakka, the general director of Marketing and Crossings in the Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture, told Anadolu that that the Israeli authorities allowed the first fish delivery from the Gaza Strip to arrive in the West Bank through the Karam Abu Salem crossing, the enclave’s only commercial crossing. This is the first time fish from Gaza will be sold in the West Bank since the imposition of the Israeli blockade of the Strip in 2007.
Al-Sakka noted that 600 kg of fish were exported, describing the move as “a good one”.
The Israeli authorities recently approved the export of selected agricultural and seafood products from the Gaza Strip to markets in the occupied West Bank.
Director-General of the Public Administration of the Crossing Points and Borders Nazmi Muhanna had earlier told Anadolu that discussions were taking place to determine the regular quantities of goods and products to enter the West Bank from the Gaza Strip. An agreement between the Israeli-Palestinian sides is expected soon.
After Israel imposed a strict siege of the Gaza Strip in 2007, it also banned the export of agricultural products to the occupied West Bank, only allowing limited quantities of selected products to be sold in European markets.
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