Israel closes Gaza crossing for seventh day

Israeli occupation authorities closed the Kerem Shalom Crossing with the Gaza Strip for the seventh consecutive day to mark the Jewish New Year, the Anadolu Agency reported.

Speaking to Anadolu, the director of the Palestinian side of the crossing Muneer Al-Ghalban said that the Israeli occupation “exceptionally” opened the crossing to allow “limited amounts of industrial fuel” needed for the sole electricity plant in Gaza, in addition to limited amounts of cooking gas.

Al-Ghalban said Israeli authorities completely closed the crossing last Tuesday, noting that it will remain closed until tomorrow.

Kerem Shalom is the Gaza Strip’s only commercial crossing and it is controlled by the Israeli authorities, which close it from time to time.