Commercial goods from Israel stop entering Gaza after merchants suspend coordination

Reuters, via The Straits Times, reports that Israel’s COGAT said Gazan merchants stopped coordinating commercial deliveries after telling it Hamas imposed a 10,000-shekel fee per truck and demanded 30% of sales in cash. Hamas called the payment voluntary and said it encouraged cash because of a shortage. A Gaza transport union leader said no commercial trucks came from Israel on Thursday, though humanitarian aid and commercial goods from Egypt entered.