On Thursday, Israel allowed a shipment of produce to pass through the Kerem Shalom crossing and enter the West Bank. It was the first such shipment allowed since the terrorist organization Hamas violently took control of the Gaza Strip in 2007.
A Palestinian official said a truckload of cucumbers destined for the West Bank was moved through Israel’s Kerem Shalom crossing point with the Gaza Strip.
COGAT, an Israeli military authority coordinating the shipments, said in a statement that 10 tonnes of cucumbers were dispatched to the Hebron area in the West Bank, with a tonne of fresh fish from the Gaza Strip expected to follow on Sunday.
Reuters cited Israeli authorities explaining that the shipments were “aimed at spurring economic recovery” in Gaza. No other shipments were announced.
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