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


U.N. warns of ‘precarious Gaza situation’ after Israel bans gas, fuel imports

Israel will continue to allow vital food and medicine to pass through the coastal enclave’s main commercial crossing.

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

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