Israel has closed its commercial and pedestrian crossings into Gaza, forcing humanitarian assistance to travel into the enclave through Egypt’s Rafah crossing.
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.
The Kerem Shalom crossing was used to carry more than 60% of the truckloads going into Gaza before war erupted on Oct. 7.
The passage of goods at the Kerem Shalom crossing was halted after an attempt to smuggle explosives out of Gaza.
An attempt by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad to smuggle cell phones into Israeli prisons was also thwarted by Border Police.
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