For the second day in a row, Israeli authorities have closed down the Erez crossing in the northern Gaza Strip, tightening the movement of Palestinian workers and merchants until further notice, in response to rockets that were launched from the coastal enclave. Ghassan Alyan, the Coordinator of Israeli Government Activities in the Occupied Territories, said in a press statement that “the crossing will remain closed. This decision will be re-evaluated in the upcoming days based on the assessment of the security establishment in Tel Aviv.” According to Alyan, the decision came after rockets wer…