RAMALLAH,
Monday, June 21, 2021 (WAFA) – The
General Authority of Civil Affairs today announced that a series of measures
taken to provide relief to the besieged Gaza Strip starts today.
“What was
allowed and achieved today, we hope, will be a prelude to completely lifting of
the blockade on our people there,” Head of the General Authority of Civil
Affairs Hussein al-Sheikh tweeted.
He indicated
that the set of measures intended to relax the 15-year-old Israeli blockade on
the strip comes into effect today and includes allowing Gazans stranded in Jordan to return to the coastal
enclave via the Beit Hanoun
crossing, and the resumption of mail delivery to/from Gaza and allowing the
export of all agricultural crops and textile products to the West Bank and Israel.
“We have
demanded and we are still calling on the Israeli government to open the Gaza
Strip borders for individuals and goods, to allow import and export to and from
the Gaza Strip, and to release all goods seized in Israeli ports to Gaza
merchants,” al-Sheikh added.
K.T./ K.F.