The decision to close the Erez crossing, the only one that allows the movement of people between the Gaza Strip and Israeli territory, will affect thousands of Palestinians in the poor enclave subjected to an Israeli blockade for more than fifteen years.
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Israel announced on Saturday, April 23, its intention to ban Palestinians from Gaza from working on its territory from Sunday. This retaliatory measure was announced after new rocket attacks from the enclave. “TheTraders and workers from Gaza will not be allowed to cross the Erez crossing on Sunday. The decision to reopen it will be taken after an assessment of the security situation.said the body of the Israeli Ministry of Defense, which oversees civilian activities in the Palestinian Territories.
The decision to close the Erez crossing, the only one that allows the movement of people between the Gaza Strip and Israeli territory, will affect thousands of Palestinians in the poor enclave subjected to an Israeli blockade for more than fifteen years. Apart from the Rafah crossing point, between the southern Gaza Strip and Egypt, Israel controls all entries and exits from the enclave, both goods and people.
This new escalation comes as clashes have pitted Palestinian Muslim demonstrators and worshipers against Israeli forces for a week on the esplanade of the Mosques in East Jerusalem. The clashes injured more than 250 Palestinians. The Israeli authorities who control access to the esplanade have closed the crossing points allowing Palestinians from the West Bank to travel to Jerusalem.