Mp Jamal al-Khodri, chairman of the Popular Committee to Face the Siege, on Sunday condemned the continued closure of the Israeli occupation crossing of The Karam Abu Salem crossing, and stressed today by preventing the entry of goods, which causes heavy losses to the commercial and industrial sector in the Gaza Strip, and exacerbates human suffering.
Al-Khodri stressed in a press statement: The occupation is stepping up its illegal measures towards Gaza, and prevents the entry of goods into the commercial and industrial sectors, in addition to fuel (including fuel for the only power plant) and building materials.
He pointed out that this action represents a serious risk to all commercial and industrial sectors, especially goods imported through ports that arrived at the Karam Abu Salem crossing officially and legally, but the occupation returned them from where they came from.
"These steps are causing heavy losses to the commercial sectors in terms of transportation and storage costs and the potential for damage," he said.
The chairman of the People´s Committee to face the blockade stated that the occupation measures are dangerous, and directly affects the access of humanitarian goods and goods to citizens (all that the occupation prevents him from passing through Gaza is humanitarian).
This promised to be a flagrant violation of international law, and to the collective punishment that international law forbids, for which the occupation is supposed to be held accountable.
Al-Khodri called on the international community to act urgently and quickly to save the humanitarian situation in Gaza from deteriorating.
Al-Khodri said the occupation continues to close the crossing for the 13th consecutive day, with serious health, environmental and agricultural impacts and difficultaccess to water.
He pointed out that the prohibition affects the access of electricity to the Gaza Strip, where citizens only reach 3 hours throughout the day, in a crisis that means a humanitarian and health disaster if not quickly ended, by opening the crossing and allowing access to all supplies without restrictions.
Al-Khodri reiterated that the humanitarian situation in Gaza is already deteriorating, with 80% living below the poverty line, 60% unemployment and $2 per capita income per day.
