Israel reopens Kerem Shalom border crossing to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza

Israel said this Wednesday that it reopened the Kerem Shalomon the border with Gaza stripto allow humanitarian aid to enter, three days after it closed due to a rocket attack that killed four of its soldiers.

He Pass Kerem Shalom It is located south of the border line between Israel and the Strip, at the height of the Palestinian city of Rafawhere the Israeli authorities threaten to launch a large-scale operation that is causing much concern in the international community.

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“Trucks arriving from Egypt arrive at the crossing with humanitarian aid, including food, water, shelter materials, medicines and medical equipment provided by the international community.“the Israeli army said in a joint statement with the COGATa body under the Ministry of Defense that oversees civil affairs in the Palestinian territories.

The supplies will enter the Palestinian coastal enclave after being inspected, the statement added.

But Juliette Toumaspokesperson for UNRWAthe agency UN for Palestinian Refugees, told AFP that “the pass (Kerem Shalom) was not yet open” middle of the morning.

The two border crossings of Kerem Shalom (between Israel and Gaza) and Rafah (between Egypt and Gaza) “they are closed,” he insisted. “We ask for its reopening”.

“There was no humanitarian supply in the last three days, we started rationing fuel“Touma warned.

According to the text of the Israeli army, another border crossing, that of Erezbetween Israel and the north of the Strip, is also open to the arrival of aid.

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Israel closed the Kerem Shalom border crossing on Sunday following a rocket attack claimed by the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic movement. Hamas. Four Israeli soldiers were killed and a dozen others were injured in the incident.

Israeli forces also took control of the Rafah border crossing on Tuesday, in the far south of the Gaza strip and bordering Egypt.

Both the UN and U.SIsrael’s most faithful ally, condemned the closure of both border crossings, essential for the entry of humanitarian aid into this besieged territory.

Source: Elcomercio

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