Trucks bringing humanitarian aid and other goods to the Gaza Strip. Photo: Facebook.

A Palestinian official on Tuesday denied Israeli charges of syphoning off cement imports to Gaza and warned of a potential “explosion” unless a cement ban is lifted.

Israel on Monday announced it had stopped private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Palestinian enclave, accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the economy ministry, of diverting supplies.

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