RAMALLAH, Palestine 

Israel banned exports of Palestinian agricultural products from the West Bank and Gaza, the Palestinian Authority Ministry of National Economy said Friday.

"Over the past two days, the Israeli authorities prevented Palestinian trucks from passing through Israeli army roadblocks and informed Palestinian exporters that exporting agricultural products abroad is banned," the ministry said in a statement.

Palestine banned Israeli products in Palestinian markets Feb 3 in response to Israel’s ban on Palestinian agricultural products.

*Writing by Gozde Bayar