Israel closes Gaza border crossings after rocket strike27Feb13 February 27, 2013

Ma’an News Agency    -    27 February 2013

59088_345x230GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Israeli authorities closed the Erez and Kerem Shalom border crossings with Gaza on Tuesday, after a rocket was fired from the coastal territory, a Palestinian border official said.

Nazmi Muhanna, head of the crossings committee in Gaza, told Ma’an that Israel closed the borders as a security measure after a rocket landed near Ashkelon.

Humanitarian cases will still be processed, he added.


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