The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/kerem-shalom-crossing/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:44:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Kerem Shalom Crossing | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/kerem-shalom-crossing/ 32 32 Gaza smuggling ring was allegedly aided from within Israeli security forces – report https://www.timesofisrael.com/gaza-smuggling-ring-was-allegedly-aided-from-within-israeli-security-forces-report/ Tue, 26 May 2026 06:08:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3830564 Suspect operating from Ramallah accused of working with Gazan who enjoyed ties with police; contraband operation believed to have run alongside legitimate goods deliveries

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]]> Hundreds now leave Gaza for medical care each month. Thousands more are still waiting https://www.timesofisrael.com/hundreds-now-leave-gaza-for-medical-care-each-month-thousands-more-are-still-waiting/ Thu, 14 Aug 2025 07:52:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3616551 Israel says evacuations for treatment have increased, with restrictions seemingly eased, but bottlenecks like finding host countries are keeping many in urgent need from getting care

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]]> Staff Sgt. Shoam Ben-Harush, 20: Nahal soldier planned to travel world https://www.timesofisrael.com/staff-sgt-shoam-ben-harush-20-nahal-soldier-planned-to-travel-world/ Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:57:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3520025 Died on October 26, 2023, of wounds sustained while battling Hamas on October 7

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]]> Gazans stream home through rubble as truce starts after 15 months of war https://www.timesofisrael.com/gazans-stream-home-through-rubble-as-truce-starts-after-15-months-of-war/ Sun, 19 Jan 2025 14:10:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3462841 Carrying their personal belongings, displaced residents of the Strip celebrate deal; hundreds of aid trucks enter enclave from Egypt

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]]> With doctors and therapists: Army completes preparations to receive hostages https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-doctors-and-therapists-army-completes-preparations-to-receive-hostages/ Sat, 18 Jan 2025 20:33:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3462398 Three complexes set up near Gaza border, where freed captives will receive initial treatment before being taken to the hospital

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]]> UNRWA pauses aid deliveries via key Israeli crossing due to looting inside Gaza https://www.timesofisrael.com/unrwa-pauses-aid-delivery-via-key-israeli-crossing-due-to-looting-in-gaza/ Sun, 01 Dec 2024 14:27:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3430479 Head of UN agency says route via Kerem Shalom no longer safe, largely blames Israel; Jerusalem downplays announcement, says only 7% of aid via crossing is coordinated with UNRWA

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]]> Increasingly flexible Hamas said open to temporary IDF presence at Gaza-Egypt border https://www.timesofisrael.com/increasingly-flexible-hamas-said-open-to-temporary-idf-presence-at-gaza-egypt-border/ Fri, 29 Nov 2024 04:31:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3429363&preview=true&preview_id=3429363 As long-moribund ceasefire talks ramp up, New York Times says terror group may give up core demands after 'reality started to sink in' following Sinwar's death and truce in Lebanon

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]]> High Court tells state to draw up formal procedure for Gaza medical evacuations https://www.timesofisrael.com/high-court-tells-state-to-draw-up-formal-procedure-for-gaza-medical-evacuations/ Fri, 18 Oct 2024 12:15:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3399808 Human rights groups noted in a June petition that 14,000 Gazan civilians are in need of medical treatment outside Gaza; only 225 have since been evacuated

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]]> 5 troops hurt in missile strike, prompting closure of road to Gaza humanitarian zone https://www.timesofisrael.com/5-troops-hurt-in-missile-strike-prompting-closure-of-road-to-humanitarian-zone/ Tue, 06 Aug 2024 19:59:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3348927 Two soldiers in serious condition; IDF temporarily closes route from crossing to area used to deliver aid to Palestinians; PIJ fires 3 rockets at southern communities, none hurt

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]]> Commercial goods trucked into Gaza as Israel and UN trade blame for logjams https://www.timesofisrael.com/commercial-goods-trucked-into-gaza-as-israel-and-un-trade-blame-for-logjams/ Thu, 11 Jul 2024 11:40:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3329424 With Kerem Shalom bearing brunt of burden from Rafah crossing's closure, COGAT says private sector working better than aid groups, as UNRWA decries 'prioritization' of markets

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]]> IDF announces daily pause in fighting along key south Gaza road to increase aid flow https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-announces-daily-pause-in-fighting-along-key-south-gaza-road-to-increase-aid-flow/ Sun, 16 Jun 2024 08:02:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3312563 Military stresses operations against Hamas in Rafah continue despite 11-hour pause each day on route leading from Kerem Shalom to Khan Younis

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]]> Aid starts flowing into Gaza from Egypt via Israel’s Kerem Shalom Crossing https://www.timesofisrael.com/aid-starts-flowing-into-gaza-from-egypt-via-israels-kerem-shalom-crossing/ Sun, 26 May 2024 09:55:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3298212 Egyptian Red Crescent says 200 aid trucks, including four fuel tankers, to enter coastal enclave over course of day; IDF says aid deliveries to Gaza nearly doubled last week

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]]> In Biden call, Egypt’s Sissi agrees to release Gaza aid via Israel amid Rafah closure https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-biden-call-egypts-sissi-agrees-to-release-gaza-aid-via-israel-amid-rafah-closure/ Fri, 24 May 2024 19:53:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3297563 White House says move 'will help save lives'; leaders also discuss 'new initiatives to secure the release of hostages together with an immediate and sustained ceasefire in Gaza'

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]]> Israeli delegation visits Cairo in bid to mend growing rift over capture of Rafah Crossing https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-delegation-visits-cairo-in-bid-to-mend-growing-rift-over-capture-of-rafah-crossing/ Wed, 15 May 2024 16:33:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3290631 No word on progress after countries traded accusations on closure of key crossing for Gaza aid

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]]> IDF: 150,000 Palestinians have left east Rafah; raid uncovers 10 tunnel shafts https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-150000-palestinians-have-left-rafah-raid-uncovers-10-tunnel-shafts/ Thu, 09 May 2024 16:08:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3286186 Army says troops also clearing Gaza City suburb of Hamas infrastructure; Israel says crossings open to humanitarian aid trucks, but UN claims none entered Strip in past 24 hours

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