Israel says Gaza crossings closed until further notice after Iran missile attacks

Following Iran’s ballistic missile attacks on Israel, the Defense Ministry’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories says crossings with the Gaza Strip will remain closed until further notice.

COGAT says “a number of necessary security measures have been implemented” after the missile fire, “including the closure of the crossings into the Gaza Strip, among them the Kerem Shalom Crossing and the Rafah Crossing, until further notice.”

“It should be emphasized that the closure of the crossings will not affect the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. The substantial quantities of food that have entered the Strip since the beginning of the ceasefire significantly exceed the nutritional needs of the population, according to UN methodologies,” COGAT adds.