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| Israel locks down Gaza after rocket strike |
| 2008-10-23 |
| Israel closed its border crossings with the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after it said militants from the Hamas-controlled territory fired a rocket into southern Israel. The indefinite closure of the passages, through which badly needed foodstuffs and supplies are imported into the impoverished territory, will start on Wednesday morning, defense minister Ehud Barak's spokesman said. "After a rocket was fired into Israel from the Gaza Strip yesterday, Barak instructed the Gaza crossings to be closed starting Wednesday morning," a defense ministry official said. The official did not say how long the crossings would remain shut. Gaza militants fired the rocket on Tuesday, the first in more than six weeks, causing no damage or injuries, Israeli police said. Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire in June. It called for a cessation of cross-border violence and a gradual easing of Israel's blockade on the Gaza Strip, which was tightened after the Islamist group seized control of the territory in 2007. The truce has largely held, although Gaza militants occasionally fire rockets into Israel, which responds by temporarily closing its borders with the coastal territory. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Lock down? FT! Flood the tunnels, maybe Gaza will fall into the sea. heh |
| Posted by: Last Breath Farm Resident 2008-10-23 00:38 |