June 8, 2017
5:55 pm

US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley tours a Hamas-dug tunnel near Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha, June 8, 2017 with Israels envoy to the UN, Danny Danon, walking behind her. (IDF)

Haley tours Hamas-dug tunnel, towns in south, border area with Lebanon in north

Ambassador to UN speaks to residents on life under rocket threat, visits Kerem Shalom border crossing into Palestinian enclave, heads north to Kibbutz Misgav Am

By Times of Israel staff

April 3, 2017
4:36 pm

A Defense Ministry worker displays a wet suit found hidden in a shipment of sporting gear that was bound for the Gaza Strip on April 3, 2017. (Defense Ministry)

Israel foils attempt to allegedly smuggle scuba gear to Hamas frogmen

Defense Ministry finds dozens of wet suits it says were going to terror group’s naval command unit in Gaza Strip

By Judah Ari Gross

January 22, 2017
5:15 pm

Trucks loaded with aid enter the Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing on October 12, 2014, in Rafah in southern Gaza. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

Keep calm and carry goods: How Israel is keeping truck with Hamas

The protests over electricity in Gaza scared not only Hamas, but also Israel, which fears unrest in the Strip could lead to a new conflict

By Avi Issacharoff

January 15, 2017
7:01 pm

Israel foiled 1,226 smuggling attempts at Gaza crossing last year

Defense Ministry notes record number of trucks bringing goods to the Strip, Palestinians entering Israel through checkpoints

By Judah Ari Gross

January 9, 2017
7:51 pm

Illustration. Defense Ministry contractors monitor the transfer of supplies and goods into the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom Crossing on July 19, 2014. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)

Cameras, toy airplanes smuggled into Gaza in TV sets

Shin Bet security service says some of the equipment was delivered to Hamas, could be used for military purposes

By Times of Israel staff

January 7, 2017
7:52 am

Palestinians wait for a travel permit to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing on November 14, 2016, in the southern Gaza Strip. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

The enemy of my enemy: Egypt thaws toward Hamas

With Gaza rulers fighting Salafists, including IS, a partial reconciliation sees Cairo opening a border crossing to allow goods into the Strip

By Avi Issacharoff

December 25, 2016
8:22 am

Israeli children run to a bomb shelter during a Color Red alarm warning of incoming rockets from the Gaza Strip, January 8, 2009. (Anna Kaplan/ Flash90)

Rocket sirens sound near Gaza in false alarm

Not immediately clear what caused alert to sound in communities near Palestinian enclave

By Times of Israel staff

September 25, 2016
10:40 pm

Illustrative. An IDF soldier from the 10th division looks through binoculars into Gaza from a nearby Israeli community on August 7, 2014. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

As Gaza spirals downward, the IDF watches, digs in for the next fight

Palestinians in the Strip facing growing economic despair, arrested reconstruction and no hope for the future, senior officer says

By Judah Ari Gross

September 14, 2016
1:48 pm

Israeli trio accused of smuggling cars into Gaza

Vehicles intended for use by Hamas fighters would be broken down, hidden in shipments entering Strip, Shin Bet says

By Judah Ari Gross

September 10, 2016
6:53 pm

Mount Harif and the road running along the border between Israel and Egypt. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)

Israel ‘bracing for attack’ by IS in Sinai in next 6 months

Army official tells Telegraph terrorists on southern border are arming themselves with military vehicles, heavy weaponry ahead of likely assault

By Times of Israel staff

September 4, 2016
5:58 pm

Hamas naval commandos, seen in a still image from a propaganda video released by the terror group during Israel's Operation Protective Edge, in the summer of 2014. (Screen capture)

Gazan man accused of selling scuba gear to Hamas elite unit

Equipment allegedly intended for commando attacks included hundreds of flippers, masks and wet suits

By Times of Israel staff

August 10, 2016
4:43 pm

A smuggled shipment of commando knives intercepted by Israeli officials at the Kerem Shalom Border Crossing between Israel and Gaza on August 9, 2016 (Defense Ministry Crossing Authority)

Israel intercepts Gaza-bound shipment of commando knives

Border guards at crossing seize professional-grade blades concealed among tools, Defense Ministry says

By Tamar Pileggi

August 10, 2016
2:01 pm

Police outside of the Belgian Prime Minister's Office in Brussels on August 7, 2016. (AFP/Belga/Nicolas Maeterlinck)

Brussels-bound planes land safely following bomb threats

One aircraft said diverted to Toulouse, France; both inspected for suspicious items after passengers safely removed

By Sara Miller

July 14, 2016
6:29 am

A picture taken on July 13, 2016 shows buses received on the Palestinian side of the Israeli border terminal of Erez in the Gaza strip in the first such delivery since 2007 (AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS)

Gaza’s Erez crossing begins transfering goods

Kerem Shalom had been sole crossing for merchandise in past 9 years; officials say new policy will improve flow

By AFP

June 26, 2016
11:00 pm

A Palestinian farmer collecting watermelons in the southern Gaza Strip on May 9, 2015. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

In about-face, Gaza shuts tap on Israeli watermelons

After 3 days of importing the fruit, deal ends as Gaza farmers agree to sell local produce more cheaply

By Dov Lieber

Topic: Kerem Shalom Crossing

Haley tours Hamas-dug tunnel, towns in south, border area with Lebanon in north

Ambassador to UN speaks to residents on life under rocket threat, visits Kerem Shalom border crossing into Palestinian enclave, heads north to Kibbutz Misgav Am

Israel foils attempt to allegedly smuggle scuba gear to Hamas frogmen

Defense Ministry finds dozens of wet suits it says were going to terror group’s naval command unit in Gaza Strip

Keep calm and carry goods: How Israel is keeping truck with Hamas

The protests over electricity in Gaza scared not only Hamas, but also Israel, which fears unrest in the Strip could lead to a new conflict

Israel foiled 1,226 smuggling attempts at Gaza crossing last year

Defense Ministry notes record number of trucks bringing goods to the Strip, Palestinians entering Israel through checkpoints

Cameras, toy airplanes smuggled into Gaza in TV sets

Shin Bet security service says some of the equipment was delivered to Hamas, could be used for military purposes

The enemy of my enemy: Egypt thaws toward Hamas

With Gaza rulers fighting Salafists, including IS, a partial reconciliation sees Cairo opening a border crossing to allow goods into the Strip

Rocket sirens sound near Gaza in false alarm

Not immediately clear what caused alert to sound in communities near Palestinian enclave

As Gaza spirals downward, the IDF watches, digs in for the next fight

Palestinians in the Strip facing growing economic despair, arrested reconstruction and no hope for the future, senior officer says

Israeli trio accused of smuggling cars into Gaza

Vehicles intended for use by Hamas fighters would be broken down, hidden in shipments entering Strip, Shin Bet says

Israel ‘bracing for attack’ by IS in Sinai in next 6 months

Army official tells Telegraph terrorists on southern border are arming themselves with military vehicles, heavy weaponry ahead of likely assault

Gazan man accused of selling scuba gear to Hamas elite unit

Equipment allegedly intended for commando attacks included hundreds of flippers, masks and wet suits

Israel intercepts Gaza-bound shipment of commando knives

Border guards at crossing seize professional-grade blades concealed among tools, Defense Ministry says

Brussels-bound planes land safely following bomb threats

One aircraft said diverted to Toulouse, France; both inspected for suspicious items after passengers safely removed

Gaza’s Erez crossing begins transfering goods

Kerem Shalom had been sole crossing for merchandise in past 9 years; officials say new policy will improve flow

In about-face, Gaza shuts tap on Israeli watermelons

After 3 days of importing the fruit, deal ends as Gaza farmers agree to sell local produce more cheaply

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