Kerem Shalom border crossing

Pineapples stuffed with thousands of smuggled cigarettes intercepted by IDF at Gaza crossing

The cigarette-filled pineapples were transported in a truck carrying a shipment purchased by an Israeli company, intended to reach the Kerem Shalom Crossing as part of humanitarian aid.

Pineapple filled with cigarettes intended to be smuggled across the border into Gaza.
President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog at a Kibbutz Kerem Shalom event marking 1,000 days since the October 7 attacks, July 2, 2026.

Herzog, first lady, visit Kibbutz Kerem Shalom on day 1,000 since October 7 massacre

 A truck carrying humanitarian aid bound for the Gaza Strip drives at the inspection area at the Kerem Shalom crossing, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in southern Israel, March 14, 2024.

IDF major charged with aiding enemy, taking bribe in alleged Gaza smuggling scheme

A truck loaded with humanitarian aid waits to cross from the Egyptian side of Rafah en rounte to the Kerem Shalom crossing into the Gaza Strip on October 20, 2025.

IDF officer charged with aiding the enemy in Kerem Shalom smuggling case


Protesters blocking delivery of Gaza aid plan march to Jerusalem

Among the organizers of the protests is the Tikvah Forum, a group composed of families of Israeli hostages who favor a more hardline response to Hamas.

 Israeli security forces guard while people protest against aid trucks entering the Gaza Strip, at the Kerem Shalom crossing in southern Israel, January 29, 2024.

Israeli kids crawl under Gaza border fence, returned by IDF troops

The IDF released a statement on the incident, stressing that physical proximity to the border area is "dangerous and forbidden."

 Military vehicles maneuver next to a fence, as seen from the Israeli side of the border with Gaza, November 5, 2023.

Israeli families of hostages, troops block aid convoys at Gaza border

If Israel halts aid to Gaza, nations mediating between Israel and Hamas would increase pressure on the terrorist organization, former National Security Council chief Giora Eiland argued.

 Members of Mothers of IDF Soldiers protest at the Kerem Shalom crossing, at the Gaza border, January 24, 2024

Hananya Naftali: Dear pro-Israel activists – this one is for you

'As an Israeli, when I tell the story of Israel, it’s not out of hate for Palestinians but rather love for my country'.

 Israeli influencer and human rights activist Hananya Naftali in his recent visit to Kiryat Shemona

Israel-Hamas War: Chaos as Gazans mob aid truck from Rafah crossing

Hundreds of people were seen running towards the trucks as they crossed into Gaza from Egypt, and several videos showed Gazans climbing up and throwing aid to those on the ground.

 A general view of the Rafah crossing from the Egyptian side with a truck carrying humanitarian aid for Palestinians, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, November 12, 2023.

Israel to open its Kerem Shalom crossing for Gaza aid

Israel has closed its commercial and pedestrian crossings into Gaza, forcing humanitarian assistance to travel into the enclave through Egypt’s Rafah crossing.

 Trucks seen at the Kerem Shalom crossing, the main passage point for goods entering Gaza, in the southern Gaza Strip, on September 10, 2023

Israel testing new inspecting process at Gaza crossing, UN says

Until now, limited quantities of aid have been delivered from Egypt through the Rafah crossing, which is ill-equipped to process large numbers of trucks.

 Palestinian workers wait outside Kerem Shalom crossing after a ceasefire was agreed between Palestinian factions and Israel, in the southern Gaza Strip May 14, 2023.

Israel agrees to open Kerem Shalom crossing for screening and inspection -US official

The Kerem Shalom crossing was used to carry more than 60% of the truckloads going into Gaza before war erupted on Oct. 7.

 TRUCKS CROSS at Kerem Shalom, the main passage point for goods entering the Gaza Strip from Israel.

Gaza border crossing restricted after explosives smuggling attempt

The passage of goods at the Kerem Shalom crossing was halted after an attempt to smuggle explosives out of Gaza.

A PALESTINIAN POLICE officer gestures as he stands next to a truck carrying clothes for export at the Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on Monday.

Attempt to smuggle weapons in furniture from Gaza to West Bank thwarted

An attempt by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad to smuggle cell phones into Israeli prisons was also thwarted by Border Police.

 A firearm hidden in furniture headed from Gaza to the West Bank.