Today, Thursday, the Israeli occupation forces continue to close the Kerem Shalom commercial crossing located southeast of the Gaza Strip for the fifth consecutive day.

The Israeli government, headed by Benjamin Netanyahu, decided last Saturday evening to close the border crossings and stop the flow of aid and goods to the Strip, claiming that Hamas refused to extend the first phase of the agreement and respond to the proposal of the US envoy to the region, Steve Witkoff.

As a result of the Israeli decision, the prices of basic goods and materials in the Strip immediately jumped, amid government and international warnings of the return of starvation among the population if the decision to close the crossing remains in effect.

Following the decision to close the border crossings and stop the flow of goods, former and current Israeli officials launched incitement campaigns against the Strip and its residents, most notably the statement of the Deputy Speaker of the Knesset and former Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir, who called for bombing warehouses containing goods and cutting off electricity and water supplies.