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IDF says it temporarily closed Gaza aid route earlier today after mortar fire on troops
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF says it temporarily closed a route leading from the Kerem Shalom crossing to the humanitarian zone in the Gaza Strip, used to deliver aid to Palestinians, after troops came under mortar fire from the area.
Several mortar shells were fired at troops from an area adjacent to the “humanitarian corridor.”
Following the attack, the IDF says the area was considered an active combat zone and the route was closed, as troops worked to eliminate the threat.
As a result, aid deliveries were temporarily delayed, the military says.
The IDF says that the operatives behind the mortar fire were killed, and the route was reopened a short while later for the delivery of aid to Gaza.
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