For 5th day running, protesters head toward Kerem Shalom crossing to block Gaza aid

For the fifth day, a group of protesters is heading toward the Kerem Shalom crossing in an attempt to block the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza.

The protesters reportedly include the families of some of the hostages held in Gaza.

It was not immediately clear what impact the previous days of protests have had on truck movements.

On Wednesday the demonstrators held up over 100 trucks, some of which were eventually diverted to an alternative entry point in Egypt.

The hostages have been held since Hamas’s October 7 massacre, which saw some 3,000 terrorists storm across the border into Israel from the Gaza Strip by land, air and sea, killing some 1,200 people and seizing 253 people of all ages, mostly civilians.

Israel’s campaign in Gaza, aimed at destroying Hamas, has faced increasing international criticism amid a mounting Palestinian death toll and a broad humanitarian crisis in the war-torn Strip.

היום החמישי ברציפות לחסימת מעבר כרם שלום: המשטרה חסמה את הכביש המוביל לכרם שלום. עשרות מפגינים בהם משפחות של חטופים, משפחות של חללים ופעילים של צו 9 צועדים ברגל בדרך למעבר: ״אף סיוע לא יעבור עד שאחרון החטופים יחזור״. pic.twitter.com/iax70U9IlQ

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