Israel closed its crossing into the Gaza Strip on Sunday in response to a rocket attack from Gaza.
The pedestrian and cargo entrances to Gaza were shut in response to a rocket fired into Israel that caused no damage on Friday, said a spokesperson for the Israeli Defence Ministry.
Human-rights organisations criticised the Israeli government’s closure of cargo borders as an attack on the civilian population in Gaza, reports the Wall Street Journal.
The closures amounted to “punishing civilians in Gaza in pursuit of so-called political or security goals,“ said the director of Gisha, a group advocating for freedom of movement in the Gaza.
The pedestrian and cargo entrances to Gaza were shut in response to a rocket fired into Israel that caused no damage on Friday, said a spokesperson for the Israeli Defence Ministry.
Human-rights organisations criticised the Israeli government’s closure of cargo borders as an attack on the civilian population in Gaza, reports the Wall Street Journal.
The closures amounted to “punishing civilians in Gaza in pursuit of so-called political or security goals,“ said the director of Gisha, a group advocating for freedom of movement in the Gaza.