<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Occupied Palestine | فلسطين]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[occupiedpalestine]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/author/hajarhajar/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Israel bans 700 goods from entering&nbsp;Gaza]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<div id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_bref" class="bref_inner"><strong>Israel  closes a fourth Gaza crossing after preventing the passage of vital  material into Gaza, triggering fears of an impending humanitarian crisis  in the Palestinian territory</strong></div>
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<div class="bref_list" style="text-align:left;">Saleh Naami   , Wednesday 6 Apr 2011</div>
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<div class="Caption"><em>The area around the Gaza Strip has been declared a &#8220;closed military zone&#8221; in 2008, (Reuters).</em></div>
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<p><span>Palestinian  crossings official Raed Fattouh, who coordinates entry of goods between  Israel and Gaza, said that Israeli authorities are prohibiting the  passage of at least 700 goods into Gaza.</span></p>
<p>In a press statement Wednesday morning, Fattouh made clear that the  Israeli Occupation Forces are preventing 50 per cent of Gaza imports to  pass due to excuses that are unsubstantiated and unconvincing.</p>
<p>Fattouh pointed out that most of the prohibited material belongs to the  building and construction sector, which increased the housing problem  in the strip that had been piling up for four years.</p>
<p>The Occupation Forces’ decision to close the  Karam Abu Salem crossing  into Gaza on Wednesday – the only crossing operating out of four, three  of which were already closed – is expected to exacerbate the  humanitarian situation in Gaza according to Fattouh.</p>
<p>Fattouh warned that if the International Community does not move to  pressure Israel to allow vital and necessary material to pass, a serious  humanitarian crisis will take place.</p>
<p>The Palestinian Authority had agreed with Israel three months back to  close al-Mentar – the major crossing between Gaza and Israel.</p>
<p>Goods were allowed to pass through Karam Abu Salem instead despite its  distant location and its lower capacity for the passage of goods.</p>
<p>Israel had eased its four-year-blockade on Gaza due to the Freedom Flotilla episode in May 2010.</p>
<p><a href="http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/9433/World/Region/Israel-bans--goods-from-entering-Gaza.aspx">Source</a></p>
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