Despite the constant fire into Israel, the Kerem Shalom crossing remains open during Operation Protective Edge.

The flow of goods and fuel into the Gaza Strip continues. In the last three days a total of 300 trucks loaded with humanitarian supply entered the Gaza Strip, maintaining an average of 100 trucks per day carrying food and fuel to Gaza.

There is no shortage of food or fuel in Gaza and there are no signs of a humanitarian crisis. Medicines and medical equipment have passed continuously as well through the two crossings.

While the entry of larger quantities of food was approved to alleviate the fears of the Palestinian population, the ban on cement and equipment that could be used by terrorist organizations remains in effect.

The Kerem Shalom crossing continues to operate with high security. The IDF acceded to the request of hundreds of Palestinians who hold foreign citizenship to leave the Gaza Strip - including the USA, Sweden, Greece, Serbia and Romania. The Erez Crossing in northern Gaza also remains open to Palestinians pedestrians for humanitarian cases.

General Yoav Mordechai, Coordinator for Government Activities in the Territories, noted that terrorist organizations daily attack the crossing through which Israel allowed trucks carrying supplies to enter the Gaza Strip.


Medical equipment transfered to Gaza despite rocket fire
Copyright: COGAT


During the week of July 6-10, the following goods entered the Gaza Strip from Israel via the Kerem Shalom crossing:

       3,540 tons of food
          960 tons of cooking gas
   520,000 liters of gasoline
   932,000 liters of diesel fuel for public transport
1,591,000 liters of diesel fuel for electricity plants

1217 people received permission to cross through the Erez Crossing, including 632 humanitarian cases.


On Friday, July 11, and Sunday, July 13, the following goods entered the Gaza Strip from Israel via the Kerem Shalom crossing:

       197 tons of cooking gas
  72,000 liters of gasoline
410,000 liters of diesel fuel for public transport
495,000 liters of diesel fuel for electricity plants
Over 500 foreign citizens left the Gaza Strip to Israel via the Erez Crossing.

List of goods entering the Gaza Strip on Monday, July 14:

Food - 46 trucks
Animal feed mixture - 26 trucks
Medicine - 1 truck
Gas - 6 trucks (127 tons)
Fuel - 21 trucks (751,000 liters)
Total trucks - 100

On Tuesday (15 July), 102 trucks entered Gaza from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing.

Food - 55 trucks
Animal feed mixture - 21 trucks
Hygiene products - 2 trucks
Gas - 7 trucks (151 tons)
Fuel - 17 trucks (601,000 liters)
Total trucks - 102

The Erez Crossing was open but pedestrian traffic was interrupted by Hamas on the Gazan side.

On Wednesday (16 July), a total of 94 trucks entered Gaza at the Kerem Shalom Crossing, providing food, medicines, 169 tons of cooking gas and 640,000 liters of fuel.

Two out of the ten high-power lines that Israel uses to provide electricity to Gaza were hit yesterday by Hamas rockets. The Israeli Electricity Corporation (IEC), which provides power to Gaza, will not be able to repair the two lines due to the immediate threat to the lives of its technicians when doing repairs in open areas subject to frequent rocket attack.