TEL AVIV, June 25, 2008, (WAFA)-Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has ordered the closure of all crossings through which goods enter the Gaza Strip in response to Tuesday's Qassam rocket fire on the western Negev by Palestinians, Israel Radio reported on Wednesday.

The crossings were to have opened at 8 A.M. local time to allow for imports, increased in scale under the truce, to reach the impoverished strip.

But Israeli military liaison official Peter Lerner said they would stay closed until further notice. 'Any reopening will be in accordance with security considerations,' he said.

Security consultations conducted Tuesday by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Barak indicated that Israel would respond to a Qassam rocket attack that Israel described as a breach of the cease-fire which was agreed with Hamas last week.

Israeli Occupation Forces killed Yesterday two citizens in the West Bank city of Nablus.