The Hamas-run agriculture ministry warned today of a nutrition setback in the coastal Strip, unless the commercial crossings are reopened.
In a statement, emailed to media outlets, the ministry said that the sharp shortage of cooking gas would lead to complete closure of livestock pens and poultries across the coastal Strip.
Also, the statement read that because of the two-week-old total closure of Gaza's crossings, needed quantities of fodder and other food items for livestock have not been allowed in , threatening nutrition for the Gaza's population.
The ministry' press release came after few owners of poultries and livestock pens have been forced recently to damage thousands of chicks in their farms due to their inability to feed them or ensure needed heating, because …