The Israeli army has sealed off the Gaza Strip after a Palestinian attack at a border crossing. Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Thursday the measure was a sign of the government's determination to prevent "terrorism" after the bomb attack at a main crossing point between the Gaza Strip and Israel on Wednesday. "We have never let ourselves halt our struggle against terrorism, and we will carry on in order to prevent attacks like the one carried out on Wednesday," he said on Israeli radio. The Israeli military said in a statement: "In line with a political decision and in view of the situation, the whole of the Gaza Strip has been totally sealed off."
| Good idea. Stop the bleeding... |
Four Israelis were killed on Wednesday when a young Palestinian mother blew herself up at Erez border, shattering a four-month lull in attacks by the Hamas movement. "Movement (to and from Israel) will be authorised for humanitarian cases, in coordination with (Israeli-Palestinian) liaison offices," the army statement said. The military statement did not say for how long the measure would be in force, but officials had said shortly after Wednesday's attack the border zone would be shut for at least several days.
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