Kerem Shalom border crossing opened

Around 400 trucks carrying essential aid have crossed into the Gaza Strip after Israel opened the Kerem Shalom border crossing on Tuesday.

Gaza bound goods at Israel's Kerem shalom crossing. pic.twitter.com/Q5WKMQiMMU
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"The Israeli occupation has notified us about its decision to re-open the crossing so that we can enter the goods we have agreed upon earlier," Nazmi Mehanna, the head of the Gaza Border Authority, told Anadolu Agency on Tuesday.
"They have not told us though whether the crossing would remain open," he added.
The crossing, between Israeli territory and the southern Gaza Strip, has been closed since 25 July.
Border crossings into the Gaza Strip have been closed since the blockade began in 2007, though the Kerem Shalom crossings has been intermittently open, mainly for commercial purposes.