GAZA: The Israeli occupation authorities reopened Tuesday morning the "Kerem Shalom" commercial crossway in southeast Gaza Strip to allow into the Gaza Strip tens of trucks laden with assistance and goods and to export five truckloads of strawberries, flowers and green spices to Europe.
The Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) quoted the chief of the committee in charge of entry of goods into Gaza Strip, Engineer Raed Fattouh, as saying that the Israeli-occupation authorities have reopened the crossing this morning and that it was expected that 290 truckls laden with assistance in addition to other goods to the commerical, agrarian and transportation sectors .
Raed Fattouh further said that other quantities of cement, buildings' construction steel, aggregate and other goods to the commercial,will be allowed into Gaza Strip.
Engineer Mr. Fattouh pointed out that limited quantities of cooking gas are to be pumped, without indicating the pumping of any quantities of fuel necessary for operating the Gaza Electric Power Plant.
The "Kerem Shalom" is the sole commercial crossway through which goods and fuel could be allowed to enter open into the besieged Gaza Strip. (QNA)
