Israel closes Gaza's main trade terminal

Israel has begun a crackdown on Hamas by closing the Gaza Strip's main commercial border.

Israel is closing the Gaza Strip's main commercial crossing in a crackdown against the Palestinian enclave's dominant Hamas Islamists, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

"We will crack down immediately on the Hamas regime in the Gaza Strip," he said.

"In a significant move, we will today shut down the Kerem Shalom (border) crossing. There will be additional steps. I am not detailing them."