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Erez Crossing

Hamas terrorists storm into the Erez Crossing's pedestrian terminal on October 7, 2023. (Defense Ministry)
March 30, 2025, 8:39 pm
120 terrorists invaded Erez Crossing, adjacent base on Oct. 7, as troops made brave stand
Investigation finds IDF was unable to defend large facility on border with Strip; confusion among commanders led some soldiers to be left in base as terrorists continued rampage
By Emanuel Fabian
Staff Sgt. Or Mizrahi (Courtesy)
February 10, 2025, 9:21 pm
Staff Sgt. Or Mizrahi, 20: IDF balloonist helped all his classmates
Killed when Hamas attacked the Erez IDF outpost on October 7
By ToI Staff
Sgt. Amit Tsur (IDF)
January 22, 2025, 10:38 pm
Sgt. Amit Tsur, 19: Golani soldier viewed ‘every day as a holiday’
Killed battling the Hamas invasion of southern Israel on October 7
By ToI Staff
An IDF facility in southern Israel where released hostages will receive initial treatment, in a handout photo issued by the IDF on January 18, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
January 18, 2025, 10:33 pm
With doctors and therapists: Army completes preparations to receive hostages
Three complexes set up near Gaza border, where freed captives will receive initial treatment before being taken to the hospital
By Emanuel Fabian
Sgt. Ariel Erez (IDF)
December 14, 2024, 9:44 pm
Sgt. Ariel Erez, 19: Golani soldier whose ‘eyes were always sparkling’
Killed battling the Hamas attack on the Erez Crossing on October 7
By ToI Staff
Tamir Nimrodi, center, taken hostage from his army base on October 7, 2023, with his two younger sisters, Mika, left and Amit (Courtesy)
October 23, 2024, 11:12 am
Clinging to hope, a hostage’s mother gains a new understanding of her missing son
There has been no sign of life from Tamir Nimrodi since October 7, but Herut Nimrodi is still finding out new things about his flourishing in the army before being kidnapped
By Jessica Steinberg
Cpl. Nik Beizer (IDF)
October 22, 2024, 9:59 pm
Cpl. Nik Beizer, 19: COGAT soldier loved karaoke, cooking with mom
Kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7 and killed after an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Nov. 10, his body retrieved on Dec. 14
By ToI Staff
Staff Sgt. Max Rabinov (IDF)
October 7, 2024, 5:44 pm
Staff Sgt. Max Rabinov, 21: IDF balloonist ‘loved to learn new things’
Killed battling Hamas terrorists at the Erez Crossing on October 7
By ToI Staff
Staff Sgt. Daniel Moshe Danino (IDF)
September 9, 2024, 10:34 pm
Staff Sgt. Daniel Danino, 21: Golani soldier who was ‘simply a leader’
Killed battling Hamas terrorists at the Erez Crossing on the Gaza border on October 7
By ToI Staff
US soldiers assemble the Roll-On, Roll-Off Distribution Facility (RRDF), or floating pier, off the shore of Gaza in the Mediterranean Sea on April 26, 2024. (US Army via AP)
May 8, 2024, 1:43 am
US completes construction of Gaza aid pier, but weather preventing installation
Pentagon says ready ‘in the near future’ to move dock, which IDF troops will anchor to shore so no American boots are on the ground
By AFP, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Illustrative: A ship from the Freedom Flotilla Coalition anchors at Tuzla seaport in Istanbul, Turkey, on April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
May 3, 2024, 2:18 pm
Daily Briefing May 3: Day 210 – Turkey halts all trade with Israel after 75 years
Political correspondent Tal Schneider discusses Gazan aid and Israel-Turkish trade; archaeology reporter Gavriel Fiske explains a carbon-dating breakthrough for ancient Jerusalem
By ToI Staff
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to reporters at the port of Ashdod in southern Israel, May 1, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/ Pool Photo via AP)
May 2, 2024, 6:50 pm
Blinken: Israel’s flexibility on hostage deal speaks louder than its Rafah rhetoric
US secretary of state condemns attack by group of Israelis on Jordanian aid convoy heading into Gaza, says ‘Israel is better than this’
By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
IDF soldiers gather near a gate toward an inspection area for trucks carrying humanitarian aid supplies bound for the Gaza Strip, on the Israeli side of the Erez Crossing into Gaza, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
May 1, 2024, 10:03 pm
Israel opens Erez crossing to Gaza aid for first time as Blinken tours border
IDF renovates destroyed pedestrian terminal into north Gaza to allow in trucks; secretary of state says relief effort improved but still falling short, visits Kerem Shalom, Nir Oz
By Michael Bachner, Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
File: A truck carrying humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip passes through the Kerem Shalom Crossing in southern Israel, Thursday, March 14, 2024. (AP/Ohad Zwigenberg)
April 10, 2024, 11:04 pm
Gallant says Israel plans to ‘flood Gaza with aid’ via new crossing into Strip’s north
Defense minister says Jerusalem seeks to boost humanitarian assistance traveling on the ground from Jordan and from Israel’s Ashdod Port
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Trucks lined up at the entrance to Ashdod Port during a protest against humanitarian aid deliveries entering the Gaza Strip, February 1, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
April 5, 2024, 4:27 am
After PM’s call with Biden, ministers okay steps to swiftly ramp up aid flow to Gaza
Israel to let humanitarian deliveries through Ashdod Port, reopen Erez Crossing for first time since it was attacked on Oct. 7; US calls for ‘full and rapid’ implementation of moves
By Lazar Berman and Jacob Magid
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