In Gaza, the holy month of Ramadan has begun, but Palestinians are bracing for yet more scarcity of food and supplies after Israel ordered the crossings to be closed on 2 March, in violation of the ceasefire terms and international law.
Israel’s order to close the crossings was seen by Palestinian civil society as an act of sabotage against the ceasefire agreement as it is supposed to move onto stage two of the three stages that began in January.
Israeli prime minister and war crimes suspect Benjamin Netanyahu threatened Hamas with even more “consequences” if it does not agree to extend phase one of the ceasefire agreement and release the remaining Israeli captives held in Gaza.
The Hamas political party responded that the Israeli government’s move to close the crossings and cut off international aid was “cheap extortion, a war crime and a blatant attack” on the ceasefire. ….more
