Israel’s Security Cabinet decided on Sunday evening to maintain the closure on the Erez border crossing linking the Gaza Strip to Israel, preventing the flow of some 12,000 Palestinian Gazan workers into Israel for work, Ynet reported.
Crossings for humanitarian-medical reasons will continue, subject to approval by the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, IDF Maj. Gen. Ghassan Alian.
“The decision to continue the closure on Gaza is designed to send a message to [Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar]: There is a price to your incitement,” said the report.
It also noted the differentiation between Israel’s policy towards Judea and Samaria, and Gaza. In the former, Israel is conducting counter-terror operations. In Gaza, Israel is opting for civilian measures to exact a price from Hamas.