Kerem Shalom border crossing

Hundreds of Gazans evacuated from Strip for medical treatment - COGAT

Nearly 300 Gazans needing medical care left Gaza via Israel and Jordan for treatment abroad after vetting and coordination with global partners.

 Palestinians carry their belongings as they flee their homes after the IDF issued evacuation orders, in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, June 3, 2025
Displaced Palestinians carry food parcels and supplies from aid trucks near the Zikim border crossing between Israel and Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, August 18, 2025.

Israel opens Zikim crossing to boost humanitarian aid deliveries to Gaza, COGAT announces

Hundreds of Tzav 9 activists blocked humanitarian aid trucks designated for the Gaza Strip at the Kerem Shalom crossing, October 24, 2025.

WATCH: Hundreds of Israeli demonstrators block aid trucks en route to Gaza for first time in months

 A destroyed home in Kibbutz Be'eri, near the Gaza border.

Gov't clears return of Gaza border residents amid security concerns - report


Gaza’s Kerem Shalom briefly closed after Palestinian drone hovers above

Closure of the crossing comes in the aftermath of Monday’s launch of two incendiary balloons from Gaza into Israel. The balloons exploded in the air and did not cause any damage.

A member of Palestinian security forces gestures as a fuel tanker arrives at Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August 15, 2018

Why are Israeli food products so popular in Gaza?

According to the Gaza Economy Ministry, Israeli products account for 65% of all items imported into Gaza.

ON GAZAN supermarket shelves (clockwise from top left): Pudding cups; Tnuva ‘shoko’ (chocolate milk);

Palestinian flag balloon lands in northern Israeli yard

The police are currently investigating the incident.

Police investigate balloon with Palestinian flag attached.

Amid mounting tensions, Hamas urges Abbas to lift Gaza Strip sanctions

The appeal came amid mounting tensions between the two parties, especially after the delivery of Qatari-funded fuel to the only power plant in the Gaza Strip this week.

Palestinian president Abbas stands between PM Haniyeh and senior Fatah leader Dahlan in Gaza

Targeted killings credited with convincing Hamas leaders to negotiate

Israel has threatened to assassinate high-ranking Hamas members if the violence along the Gaza Strip border continues.

Hamas leaders (top) join hands as they take part in a rally marking the 28th anniversary of Hamas' founding

A Gaza fuel crisis could shut down essential services, U.N. envoy warns

Among those in danger 4,800 Palestinians in intensive care units. Medical services the rest of the population will be reduced or stopped all together.

A Palestinian girl carries a potable water container after filling it from a public tap in Jabaliya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip

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Israel reopens Gaza’s Kerem Shalom crossing: A premature move?

The decision came after a few days of relative quiet, and following last week’s heavy exchange of fire between Hamas and Israel.

A member of Palestinian security forces gestures as a fuel tanker arrives at Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August 15, 2018

‘Quiet for quiet’ arrangement emerges between Israel and Hamas in Gaza

Official: No 'true agreement' without return of soldier's bodies, civilians

 A truck parks next to a security barrier inside the Kerem Shalom border crossing terminal between Israel and Gaza Strip January 16, 2018

'Quiet for quiet'

Many Israelis may hope for Gazans to protest on the street due to their poor economic situation – as we’ve seen done recently by disgruntled Iranians. But Gaza has been in dire straits for longer.

A security inspector checks materials at Kerem Shalom Crossing