Kerem Shalom border crossing

WATCH: IDF thwarts attempt to smuggle tobacco disguised as food aid into Gaza

Hundreds of kilograms of tobacco hidden in canned food products were seized at the Kerem Shalom crossing, prompting COGAT to suspend the company’s permit to bring aid into Gaza.

Tobacco seized by the IDF that was being smuggled into Gaza.
Humanitarian aid trucks enter through the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip on February 4, 2026.

Over 65,000 aid trucks have entered Gaza since October ceasefire, COGAT says

Avigdor Liberman visits the Kerem Shalom border crossing on Monday, February 9, 2026.  (Credit: Yisrael Beytenu)

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Police facilitate humanitarian aid entry to Gaza as protesters continue to disrupt

The protests have occurred for several months. Early in February, dozens of protesters blocked the path of humanitarian aid trucks to Gaza also at the Kerem Shalom crossing.

People camp as they protest against the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza and to demand the immediate release of hostages kidnapped during the October 7 massacre by Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, at the Kerem Shalom crossing, Israel, February 7, 2024.

Israel to open another Gaza border crossing for humanitarian aid - report

The crossing has been closed since 2011.

 Palestinians walk beside a closed gate of the main commercial crossing of Karni linking the Gaza Strip and Israel,  September 15, 2008.

Ben-Gvir takes shots at IDF chief in Israeli cabinet meeting

Ben-Gvir took aim at the military chief for the IDF's cooperation with Israel Police in foiling daily protests against the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza.

 (L-R) IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir

'No aid will pass': Protesters block trucks to Gaza at Kerem Shalom crossing

The protests continue as Israel explores new ways to provide humanitarian aid to Hamas instead of through UNRWA.

People camp as they protest against the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza and to demand the immediate release of hostages kidnapped during the October 7 massacre by Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, at the Kerem Shalom crossing, Israel, February 7, 2024.

Protesters blocking delivery of Gaza aid plan march to Jerusalem

Among the organizers of the protests is the Tikvah Forum, a group composed of families of Israeli hostages who favor a more hardline response to Hamas.

 Israeli security forces guard while people protest against aid trucks entering the Gaza Strip, at the Kerem Shalom crossing in southern Israel, January 29, 2024.

Israeli kids crawl under Gaza border fence, returned by IDF troops

The IDF released a statement on the incident, stressing that physical proximity to the border area is "dangerous and forbidden."

 Military vehicles maneuver next to a fence, as seen from the Israeli side of the border with Gaza, November 5, 2023.

Israeli families of hostages, troops block aid convoys at Gaza border

If Israel halts aid to Gaza, nations mediating between Israel and Hamas would increase pressure on the terrorist organization, former National Security Council chief Giora Eiland argued.

 Members of Mothers of IDF Soldiers protest at the Kerem Shalom crossing, at the Gaza border, January 24, 2024

Hananya Naftali: Dear pro-Israel activists – this one is for you

'As an Israeli, when I tell the story of Israel, it’s not out of hate for Palestinians but rather love for my country'.

 Israeli influencer and human rights activist Hananya Naftali in his recent visit to Kiryat Shemona

Israel-Hamas War: Chaos as Gazans mob aid truck from Rafah crossing

Hundreds of people were seen running towards the trucks as they crossed into Gaza from Egypt, and several videos showed Gazans climbing up and throwing aid to those on the ground.

 A general view of the Rafah crossing from the Egyptian side with a truck carrying humanitarian aid for Palestinians, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, November 12, 2023.

Israel to open its Kerem Shalom crossing for Gaza aid

Israel has closed its commercial and pedestrian crossings into Gaza, forcing humanitarian assistance to travel into the enclave through Egypt’s Rafah crossing.

 Trucks seen at the Kerem Shalom crossing, the main passage point for goods entering Gaza, in the southern Gaza Strip, on September 10, 2023