By Xinhua,
Jerusalem : Israel has reopened its border crossings with the Gaza Strip, allowing goods to enter the Hamas-ruled enclave, Israeli army said Friday.
An Israel Defense Forces spokesperson said that the crossings, which was shut down Wednesday following a Qassam rocket attack from the coastal territory, have been opened to traffic again since Thursday noon.
Local media originally reported that the Defense Ministry had ordered the gateways to be closed between Wednesday morning and Thursday afternoon, pending a new security assessment.
Rocket firings have become rare since an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire took effect on June 19, which calls on both sides to stop cross-border violence and requires Israel to ease its blockade on the strip.
To the sparse rocket attacks that have happened, Israel has been responding by temporarily closing its border crossings, causing a halt of the flow of supplies for the some 1.4 million Palestinians living in the poverty-stricken coastal area.