Israeli cabinet discusses Gaza blockade

ISRAEL’S security cabinet met yesterday to consider easing a Gaza blockade following an international outcry over a deadly raid on an aid flotilla, but adjourned without taking any decisions.

The cabinet will reconvene today to continue discussions on expanding a list of about 100 goods Israel permits through overland crossings into the Gaza Strip, a senior government official said.

Israel’s internal security chief, Yuval Diskin, voiced opposition in a briefing to a parliamentary committee on Tuesday to any lifting of Israel’s naval blockade of the territory, home to 1.5 million Palestinians and run by Hamas.