In his latest statement to Hebrew media sources, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stressed Friday, May 12, 2023 that Israel will not allow the opening of the Erez and Kerem Shalom crossings for the entry of fuel or any other necessary supplies into the Gaza Strip.
Israel’s total closure of the Erez checkpoint, the only crossing for people between Gaza and Israel, entered today Friday, its fourth day in a row.
According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, around 430 Palestinians and their companions, most of whom are cancer patients, have been prevented from leaving Gaza to receive medical care at hospitals in the occupied territories since Tuesday, in addition to 27 patients in need of life-saving treatment.
Additionally, Israeli occupation shut down the Kerem Shalom border, the only port of entry and exit for commodities into and out of Gaza. This prevented fuel from entering Gaza’s sole power plant.
As a result of these punitive measures, the power plant has been forced to cut back on its electricity to just 12 to 14 hours per day, which “places at risk the continued provision of essential services,” according to a statement released on Wednesday by the United Nations’ OCHA humanitarian monitoring organization.
Israel started a new wave of violence on Tuesday dawn, May 9, 2023, against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, striking several homes, lands, and sites.So far, the Israeli deadly raids murdered 31 Palestinians, including 4 women and 6 children, across the besieged Gaza Strip.
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