The Palestinian Authority on Saturday announced a boycott of Israeli goods to protest against the killing of Palestinians by Israeli forces in 10 days of clashes.

Industry Minister Sa'di Al-Krunz said his ministry had asked Palestinian factories to work 24 hours and at full capacity to cover the needs of the Palestinian market.  Palestinian factories were also being asked to sell their goods at cost.

"We have decided to boycott Israeli products that have Palestinian replacements, but we hope our people will boycott all Israeli products in protest against the massacre of our people by the Israeli army," Krunz told Reuters.

"This is not a temporary decision, we hope it will continue...Israel will be harmed by our decision because we import around $3 billion of goods annually from Israel."

Israel has sealed off Palestinian areas to both goods and people during the September-October clashes.

Officials say the Palestinian economy, which has depended on Israel since the 1967 occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, has started to import directly from elsewhere.

"We now import around 90 percent of our raw materials for our industries from international markets and not from Israel," Krunz said.

He said Palestinian consumers would not be affected by the boycott because Palestinian industries already covered 50 percent of the Palestinians' needs, and if they worked 24 hours, they could meet the entire shortfall.