Protesters arrive at Gaza border crossings to block aid trucks for 7th straight day

30 January 2024, 10:13 am

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Israeli protesters, including relatives of hostages held in Gaza since the October 7 attack by Hamas, wave national flags and hold placards during 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)

Activists and relatives of hostages have arrived again near the Kerem Shalom border crossing with the Gaza Strip, aiming to block trucks with humanitarian aid from entering as long as the Hamas terror group continues to hold 136 hostages and deny them their basic rights.

Dozens of others head to the Nitzana border crossing in Gaza’s north.

The protest, organized by the Tzav 9 organization of reservists, is taking place for the seventh straight day.

“There is no logic in having the trucks enter directly into the hands of Hamas terrorists,” Tzav 9 says in a statement. “We are prepared for this trying time together with thousands of supporters who demand that the supplies to Hamas be halted.

“No aid should pass until the last of the hostages returns.”