Four reportedly detained as dozens rally near Kerem Shalom

Israeli border police stand guard as protesters, including relatives of the hostages held in Gaza since the October 7 attacks by Hamas, take part in a demonstration aimed at blocking aid trucks from entering the Palestinian territory, on the Israeli side of the Kerem Shalom border crossing with the southern Gaza Strip on January 29, 2024. (Menahem Kahana / AFP)
Israeli border police stand guard as protesters, including relatives of the hostages held in Gaza since the October 7 attacks by Hamas, take part in a demonstration aimed at blocking aid trucks from entering the Palestinian territory, on the Israeli side of the Kerem Shalom border crossing with the southern Gaza Strip on January 29, 2024. (Menahem Kahana / AFP)

Four people have been detained at a protest at the Kerem Shalom crossing seeking to block aid from entering the Gaza Strip, the Ynet news site reports.

The IDF declared the area a closed military zone on Sunday after several days of demonstrations, many attended by family members of hostages held in the Strip.

While lines of border officers block the protesters from reaching the road where trucks loaded with humanitarian equipment are queued to enter, scores of people still rally nearby, waving flags and holding signs demanding that Hamas release the 136 Israelis it is holding.

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