Kerem Shalom border crossing

Border crossings to Gaza were temporarily closed amid Operation Roaring Lion

Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) noted on March 2 that “Israel is not arbitrarily blocking aid into Gaza.”

The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt opens to pedestrian traffic on Feb. 2, 2026.
Tobacco seized by the IDF that was being smuggled into Gaza.

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

Liberman: Aid trucks to Gaza fund Hamas, Israel returning to pre-Oct. 7 reality


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

Israel thwarts attempt to smuggle tons of explosive material into Gaza

A new Israeli laboratory enables the identification of substances which could benefit terror groups in the Gaza Strip.

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

Hamas cedes Gaza border crossings to Palestinian Authority control

The handover follows the conclusion of a reconciliation deal in October between the two Palestinian rival factions.

Hamas hands over control of the Rafa border crossing with Egypt to the Palestinian Authority

Israel thwarts smuggling attempt at Gaza border crossing

If the glove fits...


Spike in foiled Gaza smuggling

The Shin Bet, COGAT and the Crossing Authority also conducted dozens of investigations that harmed the smugglers’ infrastructure.

Kerem Shalom Crossing

General closure to be imposed on West Bank starting Rosh Hashana eve

After evaluations, the IDF has decided to impose a full closure on the territories, taking effect starting Rosh Hashana, Sunday evening.

Palestinians wait to cross into Israel at Jalama crossing near Jenin

Shin Bet foils plot to smuggle in raw materials for construction of rockets

A similar smuggling attempt was foiled a week earlier, according to the Shin Bet, when smugglers attempted to import fiberglass hidden in a shipment containing school supplies.

Shin Bet foils plot to smuggle in raw materials for construction of rockets‏.

Volume of goods entering Gaza to double this year

The Crossings Authority is now preparing for an increase in the rate of goods passing through the Kerem Shalom crossing, up to some 1,000 trucks a day.

ISRAELI TRUCKS head into the Kerem Shalom crossing point yesterday with goods bound for the Gaza Strip

Security forces confiscate thousands of electrodes at Gaza crossing

Materials intercepted could be used to weld rocket fins, create explosives.

Defense Ministry security inspectors confiscate thousands of electrodes at Gaza crossing