updated Sat. April 6, 2024
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The Daily Star
March 19, 2018
The new tunnel had not reached Israeli territory but was within a few hundred meters of the border fence, near the Kerem Shalom goods crossing and in the area of the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, he said. The older tunnel did “partially” reach into Israeli territory, but had been discovered and cut off inÃâà...
Cleveland Jewish News
March 19, 2018
Israel Defense Forces demolished a Hamas tunnel the terrorist organization had intended to connect to an older, partially destroyed tunnel near Kibbutz Kerem Shalom on Sunday. Residents of the Gaza border-adjacent communities told Israel Hayom that while they have gotten used to the securityÃâà...
JNS.org
March 19, 2018
(March 19, 2018 / Israel Hayom / Exclusive to JNS) Israel Defense Forces demolished a Hamas tunnel the terrorist organization had intended to connect to an older, partially destroyed tunnel near Kibbutz Kerem Shalom on Sunday. Residents of the Gaza border-adjacent communities told Israel Hayom that while they haveÃâà...
The Jamestown Foundation
March 10, 2018
In the early hours of January 14, the Israeli Air Force bombed a kilometer (km)-long Hamas tunnel connecting Israel, Egypt and the Gaza Strip, dug deep below the Kerem Shalom border crossing (Jerusalem Post, January 14). The tunnel stretched from Gaza across 180 meters of Israeli territory—includingÃâà...
JNS.org
March 8, 2018
On their first stop, the diplomats were shown a Hamas terror tunnel discovered by Israel in January under the Kerem Shalom border crossing—the only goods crossing into the coastal enclave. Hotovely, of the Likud Party, explained that the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza “is due to the internalÃâà...
The Jewish Voice
February 21, 2018
“Last night we destroyed a terror tunnel near Kerem Shalom,” says Liberman. However, speaking at the Yisrael Beteinu weekly faction meeting, Liberman added that the IDF is “ready for action” and told residents in both the north and south to continue their daily routines normally. Recent flareups on bothÃâà...
http://hamodia.com
February 19, 2018
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said Monday that the IDF had destroyed a terror tunnel in Gaza, very close to the Kerem Shalom crossing. “These events prove that the IDF is ready for any scenario, with almost no warning,” Liberman told MKs of his Yisrael Beytenu party at a faction meeting Monday.
Al-Monitor
February 15, 2018
A Palestinian policeman stands guard as a truck loaded with fruits and vegetables waits to cross into the Israeli side of the Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, March 12, 2015. The PLO Executive Council decided last month to halt economic ties with Israel, reject Palestinian recognition ofÃâà...
New York Times
February 11, 2018
Hamas, eager to rid itself of the burdens of governing — though unwilling to disarm its military wing — showed flexibility at the talks, quickly ceding control over border crossings like the one with Israel at Kerem Shalom, and the tax collections there that had provided it with some $20 million a month.
The White House (blog)
February 9, 2018
The Kerem Shalom border crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip has long been a flashpoint for conflict. In April 2008, Palestinian suicide bombers drove three explosives-laden vehicles through the crossing, wounding 13 Israeli soldiers. In 2012, the checkpoint was attacked by masked gunmenÃâà...
