The Israeli occupation forces' decision to halt exports from the Gaza Strip has prompted a warning from the ministry of national economy in the Gaza Strip. The ministry emphasized that the decision will result in significant losses, the closure of dozens of facilities, and the layoff of thousands of workers.
Osama Nufel, the Ministry's Director-General of Policy and Planning, emphasized that the decision by the occupation to stop exports through the Karam Abu Salim crossing was based on tenuous and nonexistent arguments and that it had completely wrecked Gaza's economy. He also assured that this decision aimed to worsen the conditions of the blockade in Gaza and set more restrictions on the people there. Preventing exporting also affects a variety of economic sections as well.
Since 2006, the occupation has enforced a strangling siege on the Gaza Strip by closing crossings and stopping travelers from entering and leaving through the Gaza Strip's entrances. This, of course, has worsened the humanitarian crisis amid escalating unemployment rates and poverty.