Gaza
The Ministry of National Economy in the Gaza Strip said today, Wednesday, that the occupation's continued closure of the commercial crossings "Karm Abu Salem" and "Beit Hanoun" will cause heavy losses to the commercial and industrial sectors.

The Director General of Trade and Crossings, Rami Abu Al-Rish, confirmed in a press statement that the occupation practices a policy of extortion against the residents of the Gaza Strip and tightens its stranglehold and siege on them.

Abu Al-Rish explained that the continuation of the closure will disrupt the work of factories in the sector as a result of the non-entry of raw materials and will lead to a complete paralysis of the commercial movement.

Abu Al-Rish indicated that 80 percent of the population's consumption and commercial movement depends on the Kerem Abu Salem crossing, calling for the need to put pressure on the occupation to stop its practices and open the crossings urgently.