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Kerem Shalom reopens to Gaza aid days after deadly Hamas attack

‘Aid trucks are already arriving at the crossing. After a thorough security inspection, they will be transferred to the Gazan side’ according to the Israeli Defense Ministry's COGAT unit

May 8, 2024 09:18
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Armed and masked Palestinians seen on trucks loaded with International Humanitarian Aid entering Gaza through the Israeli Kerem Shalom Crossing, in the southern Gaza Strip, April 3, 2024. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** חרבות ברזל עזה פלסטינאים סיוע משאיות חמושים חמושים נשק מקלות אוכל קניות

ByJC Reporter, Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel reopened the Kerem Shalom crossing with the Gaza Strip on Tuesday morning after a deadly Hamas rocket attack from Rafah on Sunday caused its closure.

"Following the closure of Kerem Shalom crossing due to rocket fire by Hamas, the Kerem Shalom Crossing is now open for the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip," tweeted the Israeli Defense Ministry's Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT)."Aid trucks are already arriving at the crossing. After a thorough security inspection, they will be transferred to the Gazan side," the statement continued.

COGAT noted that the Erez Crossing continued to facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza while Kerem Shalom was shuttered.