Israeli occupation authorities decided Thursday to open the Karem Abu Salem crossing to allow the entry of 600 trucks loaded with aids and goods for the commercial, agricultural and transportation sectors.
Raed Fattouh, head of the coordination committee for entry of goods in the Gaza Strip, said that 130 trucks will be loaded with construction materials for international projects and 150 trucks will be loaded with gravel for roads infrastructure, in addition to pumping quantities of fuel.
Karem Abu Salem is the only commercial crossing through which goods and fuel enter the Gaza Strip and the occupation authorities close it on Friday and Saturday of each week.