The Palestinian Authority announced today, Thursday, the end of the import and export crisis with Israel, which lasted for several weeks, and was accompanied by mutual measures.
The Palestinian Minister of Economy, Khaled Al-Osaily, said in a press statement that an agreement was reached to end the crisis regarding the import of calves and agricultural products.
Al-Aseeli said that the validity of the agreement, including Israel's retreat from the decision to ban the export of Palestinian agricultural products and ending its measures to prevent direct import of calves from global markets, will come into effect next Sunday.
He stated that the essence of the agreement allows the Palestinian side to import calves directly from various countries of the world without restrictions, while importing from Israel is available according to the need.
He considered that this means "breaking the Israeli monopoly and control over the import of calves, and that direct import licenses will be granted from European countries."
And Al-Osaili said that the agreement allows for the establishment of quarantine areas in the West Bank when importing livestock. What is considered a strategic step in providing the infrastructure necessary for importing livestock, so that the Palestinian government can achieve its vision of the gradual economic disengagement from the occupation economy.
He stressed the freedom to export Palestinian agricultural products to the Israeli market and international markets without restrictions, especially dates, olive oil and medicinal herbs.
For its part, Israeli public radio reported that Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett informed the Palestinian Authority today that Israel would resume importing agricultural products from the Palestinian territories.
According to the radio, the decision came after the Palestinian Authority canceled the ban on buying calves from Israel after bilateral contacts between the two sides.
Israel had decided to prevent the export of Palestinian agricultural products to the Israeli market from February 2, on the pretext of responding to the Palestinian decision to stop importing calves through Israel.
In response, the Palestinian government decided to prevent the entry of Israeli vegetables, fruits, juices, juices, and mineral and carbonated water into the Palestinian market.
The value of exports of Palestinian agricultural products to the Israeli market reached 88 million dollars in 2018, which represents 68 percent of the volume of Palestinian agricultural exports to the world of 130 million dollars, while the volume of trade exchange between Palestine and the countries of the world in 2018 amounted to 7,694 billion dollars in goods Monitored.