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)

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

Israeli Authorities Probe Large-Scale Smuggling Network Moving Goods Into Gaza

IDF to increase Gaza border security due to smuggling risks


Israel testing new inspecting process at Gaza crossing, UN says

Until now, limited quantities of aid have been delivered from Egypt through the Rafah crossing, which is ill-equipped to process large numbers of trucks.

 Palestinian workers wait outside Kerem Shalom crossing after a ceasefire was agreed between Palestinian factions and Israel, in the southern Gaza Strip May 14, 2023.

Israel agrees to open Kerem Shalom crossing for screening and inspection -US official

The Kerem Shalom crossing was used to carry more than 60% of the truckloads going into Gaza before war erupted on Oct. 7.

 TRUCKS CROSS at Kerem Shalom, the main passage point for goods entering the Gaza Strip from Israel.

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.