Israel was to partially reopen its only goods crossing with the blockaded Gaza Strip last night after closing it on July 9 over border tensions and kites carrying firebombs to burn Israeli farmland.
“Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman decided that Kerem Shalom will partially reopen and as of today at 12pm (7pm AEST) it will be possible to transfer gas and fuel into the Gaza Strip, in addition to food and medicine,” Mr Lieberman’s office said.
The office said the number of kites and balloons carrying firebombs into Israeli territory had been reduced but not totally eliminated. It said the crossing could return to full activity soon “conditioned on the full cessation of fire-balloon launches and friction on the fence”.
Read the article in The Australian (AFP).