By NNN-WAFA,
Tel Aviv : Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post said Sunday that Israel is considering a proposal to allow the Palestinians to open the Rafah crossing to facilitate the transfer of supplies from Egypt to the Gaza Strip.
‘Opening Rafah would ease pressure on Israeli-run crossings that have recently come under an increasing number of terror attacks’, officials said.
The Rafah crossing has mostly been closed since Hamas’s violent takeover of the Gaza Strip last June, except for a handful of days when Egypt opened the crossing to allow Palestinians to return to Gaza.
While the crossing is mainly used as a border terminal, there is a gate that can facilitate the movement of trucks filled with supplies from Egypt to Gaza.
Officials said that Israel was weighing a proposal to open the Rafah crossing strictly for supplies – and not for people – to help ease international pressure on Israel to open its crossings.
‘This option exists and is being considered,’ a top Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post. ‘While the attacks continue against the Israeli crossings, Rafah can serve as an alternative artery to provide for the people of Gaza.’
Meanwhile in BETHLEHEM, a Palestinian was wounded on Sunday dawn by Israeli gunfire in the north West Bank(WB), local sources said.
They added that the Israeli soldiers shot him in the feet as he was crossing the security fence which is close to al-Kana Israeli settlement in the north of the West Bank.
His injuries were reported to be moderate.
In GAZA, Israeli undercover unit incurred early Sunday into Die al-Balah city, central Gaza Strip, witnesses said.
They added that the said unit, backed by a number of military vehicles and bulldozers incurred into the said city. They razed vast areas of arable lands.