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Single Gaza goods terminal operates
Ma`an News Agency
31/12/10
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=346602

GAZA CITY (Ma’an) -- Israeli authorities informed Palestinian crossings officials that one Gaza crossing would be partially opened on Thursday for the limited transfer of goods into the coastal enclave, liaison officer Raed Fattouh told Ma`an.

Between 190 to 200 truckloads of goods including 20 new cars and five truckloads of cement for UNRWA projects were will be allowed into Gaza via the southernmost crossing, Kerem Shalom.

Limited quantities of domestic gas and industrial diesel will be pumped through the same crossing, Fattouh added.

For export to European markets, he said, would be nine truckloads of flowers and strawberries grown by Gaza farmers, under a Dutch government program supporting cash crops. Exports to the West Bank remain prohibited despite promises from the Israeli government to allow transfers.

Predictions that the week would see an increase in imports via the bulk goods crossing, Karni, in the northern Gaza Strip proved false. The crossing was open both Monday and Tuesday, a variation of the Monday/Wednesday schedule that has persisted since Israel announced a shift in siege policies in June. The crossing operated three days in a row only once since that time.

On Wednesday, Fattouh said 183 truckloads of goods entered Gaza, five truckloads exited, 91030 kilograms of domestic gas and 163498 of industrial diesel were pumped into the area, all through Kerem Shalom

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