Kerem Shalom border crossing

Pineapples stuffed with thousands of smuggled cigarettes intercepted by IDF at Gaza crossing

The cigarette-filled pineapples were transported in a truck carrying a shipment purchased by an Israeli company, intended to reach the Kerem Shalom Crossing as part of humanitarian aid.

Pineapple filled with cigarettes intended to be smuggled across the border into Gaza.
President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog at a Kibbutz Kerem Shalom event marking 1,000 days since the October 7 attacks, July 2, 2026.

Herzog, first lady, visit Kibbutz Kerem Shalom on day 1,000 since October 7 massacre

 A truck carrying humanitarian aid bound for the Gaza Strip drives at the inspection area at the Kerem Shalom crossing, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in southern Israel, March 14, 2024.

IDF major charged with aiding enemy, taking bribe in alleged Gaza smuggling scheme

A truck loaded with humanitarian aid waits to cross from the Egyptian side of Rafah en rounte to the Kerem Shalom crossing into the Gaza Strip on October 20, 2025.

IDF officer charged with aiding the enemy in Kerem Shalom smuggling case


Israel reopens Gaza’s Kerem Shalom crossing as border remains relatively quiet

"So long as there is quiet, Gaza's residents will benefit," Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said.

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

Bayit Yehudi plans to oppose an Israel-Hamas ceasefire arrangement

Naftali Bennett warned this was only a temporary arrangement that would allow Hamas to strengthen itself militarily in preparation for another round of violence with Israel.

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Gaza's Kerem Shalom crossing could open at 9 a.m. on Wednesday

The fishing area that had been restricted to three nautical miles will be expanded to nine miles.

Avigdor Liberman at the Kerem Shalom Crossing, July 22, 2018

Israel again bans gas and fuel into Gaza

“The decision was taken in light of the continued terror balloons and continued friction along the [border] fence,”

Defense Minister Avidgor Liberman at Kerem Shalom last month.

Hamas reportedly tells Mladenov: We’re not interested in war with Israel

Haniyeh and the Hamas leaders are reported to have said that Hamas “was not interested in a military escalation” with Israel.

Palestinian Hamas supporters take part in a rally marking the 30th anniversary of Hamas' founding, in the West Bank city of Nablus December 15,

Gaza crossing crises: A litmus test for war?

Will Israel lift or continue its harshest restrictions on Gaza?

A member of the security forces of the Palestinian Authority gestures as a truck carrying goods arrives at Kerem Shalom crossing in the southern Gaza Strip November 7, 2017.

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.