Associated Press | 06.25.08
JERUSALEM - The Israeli military says it has closed the crossings where cargo enters the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire that violated a new truce between Israel and Gaza militants.
The military says all crossings have been closed except for the Erez pedestrian terminal. The truce began six days ago, and on Sunday Israel began incrementally increasing the amount of goods entering Gaza.
Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum says Wednesday's closure violates the cease-fire.
The small militant faction Islamic Jihad took responsibility for firing three rockets into Israel on Wednesday, lightly wounding two people. Israel called the fire a "gross violation" of the truce. The attacks followed the death of an Islamic Jihad commander in an Israeli raid in the West Bank, where the truce does not apply.
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