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IOA closes Karm Abu Salem for two days

Monday 20-September-2021

The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) closed the Karm Abu Salem crossing in Gaza Strip for two days starting Monday.

The public relations office in the Palestinian side of the crossing said that the IOA closed the crossing due to Jewish holidays and would reopen it on Wednesday morning.

Karm Abu Salem is the only commercial crossing between Gaza Strip and 1948 Occupied Palestine (Israel) through which most of the besieged enclave’s commercial needs pass.

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IOA closes Karm Abu Salem for two days

Tuesday 14-May-2013

GAZA (PIC)– The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) decided on Tuesday to close Karm Abu Salem the only commercial crossing in Gaza Strip for two days to celebrate Jewish feasts.

Raed Fattuh the head of the committee entrusted with entry of goods into Gaza told Quds Press that the IOA decided to close Karm Abu Salem on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The IOA had closed the crossing for 17 days in the past month of April at the pretext of celebrating feasts and for other reasons.

Karm Abu Salem is the sole crossing through which fuel and goods are allowed into the coastal enclave and it is closed by the IOA on Fridays and Saturdays.

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