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Karam Abu Salem

‘Shocking, Unexpected’ – Gaza Urges UNRWA to Resume Aid Shipments
By Palestine Chronicle Staff UNRWA announced on Sunday that it was halting aid shipments through the Israeli-controlled crossing due to security concerns. The Gaza Government Media Office has urged the UN Relief and Works […]

In First since Rafah Invasion – First Aid Convoy Enters Gaza through Karam Abu Salem
Approximately 200 trucks are expected to enter Gaza on Sunday, each carrying 15 to 20 tons of aid, with four of these trucks carrying fuel. Aid trucks have started entering the Gaza Strip through the […]

Israel Allows Limited Resumption of Exports from Gaza
Israel has relaxed some restrictions on the export of commercial goods from Gaza. The ‘conditional’ measure comes a month after a truce ended the Israeli military offensive on the besieged Strip. Starting from Monday, a […]

Israel Closes Gaza, West Bank Crossings for Jewish Holidays
The Israeli occupation authorities on Sunday morning shut down Karam Abu Salem and Beit Hanoun crossings, southeast, and north of the Gaza Strip, for Jewish holidays, Palestine Information Center reported. The administration of Beit Hanoun crossing […]

Israel Partially Opens Karam Abu Salem Crossing
Israeli authorities partially opened the Karam Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) border crossing to allow the entry of truckloads of fuel into the besieged Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, after 48 hours of Israeli escalation. According to […]

Israel Closes Gaza Border, Blocks Aid Transfers
Israel today closed Gaza’s main commercial crossing to all good except fuel, local sources reported. Israel has increased its targeting of the besieged Gaza Strip over the past few days, striking sites in the enclave causing damage […]

Israel Resumes Fuel Shipments to Gaza
Israel allowed the entry of fuel shipments, including Qatar-funded fuel, into the blockaded Gaza Strip yesterday, according to a Palestinian official. “Qatar-funded fuel trucks began to enter Gaza today,” the official, who works on the […]

Israel Reopens Gaza Commercial Crossing after 45 Days of Closure (VIDEO)
Israel reopened the Karam Abu Salem border crossing, known as Kerem Shalom in Israel, the primary passageway that transfers necessities to residents of the besieged Gaza Strip. The lifting of the closure on Wednesday will allow […]

Lieberman Tells Gaza: Overthrow Hamas to Become ‘Singapore of Middle East’
Israel’s Defence Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, has issued a video calling on Palestinians in Gaza to overthrow Hamas in order to turn “the refugee camps into the Singapore of the Middle East”. The video, which was […]

Israel to Partially Reopen Only Commercial Crossing with Gaza
Israel will partially reopen its only goods crossing with the blockaded Gaza Strip later Tuesday, a minister said, after closing it July 9 over border tensions and kites carrying firebombs to burn Israeli farmland. Lieberman’s […]

Israel Blocks Fuel Shipment to Gaza
Israel has further tightened its blockade on the Gaza Strip, preventing gas and fuel deliveries through its only commercial crossing with the Palestinian besieged enclave a week after they announced the closure of the crossing. […]