Hamas shut the crossing between the Gaza Strip and Israel on Sunday after blaming the Jewish state for the assassination of one of its officials in the Palestinian enclave.
The Interior Ministry in Gaza, run by Hamas, said it was closing the Erez crossing for an indefinite period as it investigates Friday’s murder.
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The Hamas-controlled Interior Ministry closed the Erez crossing on Sunday until further notice, ministry spokesman Iyad Bazm said.
The move comes a day after Hamas accused Israel of assassinating Mazen Fuqaha, a senior member of its military wing Ezzeldin al Qassam Brigades.
Bazm said humanitarian cases will be allowed to return to Gaza through the crossing.
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