Today, Tuesday, Minister of National Economy Khaled Osaily called on the international community to put pressure on the Israeli occupation government to cancel the collective punishment decision banning the marketing of Gaza Strip products in the West Bank after it closed the Kerem Shalom commercial crossing, the only outlet for the Strip.

Minister Osaily described the Israeli decision as unfair, and added to the policy of collective punishment pursued by the Israeli occupation government since 2007, as the Israeli blockade on the Strip caused a deep humanitarian and economic crisis.

He blamed the occupation government for the repercussions of this decision, which incurs heavy losses to the private sector and its various components, and deprives merchants, farmers and manufacturers of marketing their products, which disrupts the movement of production and employment.