Kerem Shalom border crossing

‘Only the IDF can protect us’: Gaza border residents protest deployment of BoP's Gaza force

Residents who lived through October 7 protested the International Stabilization Force (ISF)’s planned entry into Gaza, citing fears of renewed Hamas attacks.

Activists from Gaza border communities demonstrate near Amitai Camp adjacent to the Kerem Shalom Crossing, blocking the road to ISF trucks in protest of their presence in the Gaza Strip. August 25, 2026.
 TRUCKS CROSS at Kerem Shalom, the main passage point for goods entering the Gaza Strip from Israel.

Nukhba terrorist who participated in Oct. 7 arrested while driving humanitarian aid truck

Pineapple filled with cigarettes intended to be smuggled across the border into Gaza.

Pineapples stuffed with thousands of smuggled cigarettes intercepted by IDF at Gaza crossing

President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog at a Kibbutz Kerem Shalom event marking 1,000 days since the October 7 attacks, July 2, 2026.

Herzog, first lady, visit Kibbutz Kerem Shalom on day 1,000 since October 7 massacre


Gaza border crossing restricted after explosives smuggling attempt

The passage of goods at the Kerem Shalom crossing was halted after an attempt to smuggle explosives out of Gaza.

A PALESTINIAN POLICE officer gestures as he stands next to a truck carrying clothes for export at the Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on Monday.

Attempt to smuggle weapons in furniture from Gaza to West Bank thwarted

An attempt by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad to smuggle cell phones into Israeli prisons was also thwarted by Border Police.

 A firearm hidden in furniture headed from Gaza to the West Bank.

Israel restored Gaza's fishing zone, reopened Kerem Shalom despite riots

Both locations were closed during Operation Guardian of the Walls in May, and had not been restored. 

Fishermen unload their catch at the seaport of Gaza City, after Israel expanded fishing zone for Palestinians April 2, 2019.

Israel makes additional Gaza gestures ahead of Bennett-Biden meeting

Israel expanded the flow of goods through Gaza border crossings as PM Bennett is set to meet with US President Biden.

A PALESTINIAN POLICE officer gestures as he stands next to a truck carrying clothes for export at the Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on Monday.

Israel eases Gaza restrictions as war threat subsides

The restrictions on transportation of goods in and out of Gaza have been eased for the first time since Operation Guardian of the Walls.

A PALESTINIAN POLICE officer gestures as he stands next to a truck carrying clothes for export at the Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on Monday.

Israel digs in heels on Gaza, demands captives' release

At issue are the bodies of Lt. Hadar Goldin and St.-Sgt. Oron Shaul, presumed to have been killed during the 2014 Gaza war, and the fate of two Israeli citizens, Avera Mengistu and Hasham al-Sayed.

Palestinians stand on a house that was destroyed in an Israeli air strike during the fighting between Israel and Hamas last month, in the northern Gaza Strip June 29, 2021.

Israel-Hamas truce remains very fragile - UN envoy

"Everyone must do their part to facilitate ongoing discussions to stabilize the situation on the ground and avoid another devastating escalation in Gaza," he said.

PEOPLE GATHER at a Hamas-sponsored anti-Israel rally in Gaza last month.

Gaza strikes shipments of humanitarian aid, Kerem Shalom crossing closed

Hamas has fired mortar shells at the Kerem Shalom crossing both times Israel has tried to open it to humanitarian aid and shipments of essential supplies.

View of the Kerem Shalom crossing, southern Israel, where Israel borders with Gaza and Egypt. March 14, 2021.

Rockets strike Kerem Shalom Crossing as it reopens for humanitarian aid

A 19-year-old Israeli soldier was injured by shrapnel as his unit was overseeing the distribution of gas, food and medicine to Gazan residents.

View of the Kerem Shalom crossing, southern Israel, where Israel borders with Gaza and Egypt. March 14, 2021.

Border security thwart attempted gold smuggling to PA in tomato crates - watch

Both the crates and the gold were confiscated, and the incident is being investigated by security forces and the Israel Tax Authority.

Israeli border security thwart an attempted smuggling of gold at the bottom of tomato crates from Gaza to the Palestinian Authority, March 22, 2021.