Israel closes Gaza border crossings

Israel will not open its border crossings with the Gaza Strip today, a defence official said, calling the move a response to …

Israel will not open its border crossings with the Gaza Strip today, a defence official said, calling the move a response to a Palestinian rocket salvo which breached an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire.

The crossings were to have opened this morning to allow for imports, increased in scale under the truce, to reach the impoverished strip.

But Israeli military liaison official Peter Lerner said they would stay closed until further notice.