Palestine has accused Israel of obstructing the efforts to stabilise the Egypt-brokered ceasefire in the Gaza Strip by tightening the blockade.

In a statement on Saturday, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that more than two million people in the Gaza Strip “pay heavy prices due to the endless Israeli blockade which ruined their daily living”, reports Xinhua news agency. “The Israeli blockade has led to sabotaging the lives of the Palestinian citizens and declining the level of basic services provided, under the pressure of Israeli delay and extortion,” the statement said.