Israel will open a commercial crossing point into Gaza Strip after months of closure to improve the flow of goods into the besieged territory, Palestinian sources said on Sunday.
The Kerem Shalom crossing, in southeast Gaza Strip, will be allocated for the transportation of food, fruits and some aid stuff when opened today, the sources said.
The Sofa crossing, through which the food products pass now, will be used for electrical appliances, agricultural tools, clothes, cement and raw materials instead.
Israel closed the Kerem Shalom crossing a few months ago after Hamas militants attacked it with a car laden with explosives.
In June, Egypt brokered a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel to restore calmness and ease the siege which Israel imposed on the territory when Hamas took over it last year.
Israel gradually eases the siege, allowing more amounts of the basic food products that it used to send before the ceasefire took effect. But the Palestinians said that they did not feel tangible changes in the amounts and sorts of good allowed into the enclave.
The opening of the Kerem Shalom is expected to greatly boost the inflow, since the crossing's capacity is bigger than Sofa's 110 truckloads per day.
Hamas, which controls Gaza Strip, claimed to be completely committed to the ceasefire, but it accuses Israel of not easing the blockade properly.
Source: Xinhua
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