Amid protests at the Kerem Shalom border crossing preventing aid from entering the Gaza Strip, the IDF has announced a closed military zone in the area.
The IDF says the chief of the Southern Command, Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman, signed the order last night, following a new assessment of the situation.
The order means it will be illegal for civilians to be in the area of the crossing, as well as on nearby roads.
Activists, including the families of some of the hostages held by terrorists in Gaza, have been blocking the Kerem Shalom crossing for several days, to prevent humanitarian aid from entering the Strip.
The cabinet of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hardline government voted last month to reopen the crossing for the entry of aid into the Strip amid a growing humanitarian crisis there.
Channel 12 estimates that 200-300 activists are currently protesting at the border crossing.
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