Kerem Shalom border crossing

'We will complete the mission,' Netanyahu says, lights candle in memory of Oct. 7 victims

Ben-Gvir called for the dismantling of the PA in the West Bank • Gadi Eisenkot, former IDF chief of staff and current leader of the Yashar party, marked the day by going to Kibbutz Re'im.

Israelis mourn at the site of the Nova festival on October 6, 2026, on the eve of the third anniversary of the October 7 Massacre.
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.

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

 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


Hamas condemns Israeli ban of gas and fuel into Gaza

It will continue to allow in food and medicine on a case-by-case basis.

A Palestinian man rides on a truck carrying fruits as it arrives at Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, July 10, 2018

Israel did not notify U.S. of Kerem Shalom closure

"We hope that Hamas ceases its violent and destructive acts so that the crossing may reopen," the official said, suggesting support for the Israeli move.

Palestinians walk past trucks loaded with gravel at the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and the southern Gaza Strip December 30, 2012.

Analysis: Why close the Kerem Shalom Gaza border crossing now?

Perhaps Israel thought, in vain, that its warnings and threats against Hamas would do the trick?

Palestinians walk past trucks loaded with gravel at the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and the southern Gaza Strip December 30, 2012.

Netanyahu promises heavy hand against Hamas, closes Kerem Shalom Crossing

An estimated 28,000 dunams have been burnt in southern Israel since March 30th.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

15 fires in Gaza border communities, IDF strikes targets in Gaza in response

The Israel Air Force attacked two Hamas observation points in retaliation for explosive rigged balloons over the weekend as fires continued to rage across southern Israel.

A field set on fire by Palestinian terrorists using balloons with burning materials attached to them

Kerem Shalom Crossing to be closed in light of riots

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman made the decision to close the border crossing after it sustained extensive damage during the protests in Gaza.

Kerem Shalom crossing burning on the Palestinian side after Friday protests

Israel intercepts smuggled IDF uniforms and mercury at Gaza border

Security forces intercepted two smuggling attempts at the Kerem Shalom border crossing this week.

Confiscated uniforms at Kerem Shalom Border Crossing

Israel foils smuggling of explosive materials to Gaza in medical crates

Israeli authorities regular foil smuggling attempts at crossings into Hamas-run Gaza Strip

Explosive materials discovered inside crates of medical supplies at the Kerem Shalom Crossing into the Gaza Strip

Israel seizes largest ever shipment of military clothes headed to Gaza

Consignment that originated in China included thousands of articles of camouflauge coats, boots and combat vests.

Military-style clothes detected by Israeli custom officials en-route to Gaza

IDF confirms destroying Hamas tunnel stretching into Israel, Egypt

Tunnel believed to be aimed for use in attack on Kerem Shalom border crossing

Image of the Hamas terror tunnel destroyed by the IAF