Israel shuts down Gaza’s main commercial crossing

Wednesday, 11 July 2018 2:02 AM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 11 July 2018 2:05 AM ]

Palestinian security forces stand at the gate of the Kerem Shalom crossing, the main passage point for goods entering Gaza, in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah, on July 9, 2018. (AFP)

Halla Alsafadi
Press TV, Gaza

Israel has tightened its blockade on the Gaza Strip by shutting down the enclave’s main commercial crossing. The Israeli PM says the closure is part of a crackdown against Palestinian resistance movement Hamas. Halla Alsafadi has more on this story.

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