STATE OF ISRAEL

MINISTRY OF DEFENSE
COORDINATOR OF GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES IN THE TERRITORIES

Gaza Strip – Crossings Activities

Sunday, August 1st, 2010

Implementation of the Cabinet’s decision - June 2010

Israel has increased the capacity of the Kerem Shalom crossing by 60% so
that 150 truckloads may enter the Gaza Strip via Kerem Shalom on a
daily basis.
The list of controlled items to the Gaza Strip was published on July 5th.
The list may be found on the Prime Minister's Office website-
www.pmo.gov.il/PMOEng/Communication/Spokesman/2010/07/spokegaza050710.htm
Since July 4th construction work is being conducted on the Palestinian
side of Kerem Shalom crossing.

Crossing Activity
-211 truckloads were unloaded at the crossings and delivered into the Gaza Strip.
Construction on the Palestinian side of Kerem Shalom crossing continued throughout
the day.

• 52 patients and accompanying individuals crossed into

Erez Israel and the West Bank.
Crossing • 55 Int. org. staff members entered the Gaza Strip.
• 17 Int. org. staff members entered Israel

• 192 truckloads (3,195 tons) were delivered into the Gaza strip.
o 19 truckloads of aggregates were delivered to the
Palestinian side.
Kerem o 245 truckloads were coordinated but only 192 arrived
Shalom to the crossing.
• 164,503 liters of Heavy Duty Diesel fuel for Heating were
transferred.
• 131 tons of Cooking Gas were transferred.

Detailed Merchandise Transfer to the Gaza Strip

Foreign Relations Branch, Hakirya, Tel Aviv – Tel.: 03-6977622/3 – Fax: 03-6967976
 By Type of Goods

Heads of Food House ware Clothing &

Cattle 81 truckloads 6 truckloads Shoes
296 Heads 4 truckloads

Glass, Wood and Inputs to Furniture Electricity

Aluminum Beams Agriculture 2 truckloads Products
9 truckloads 7 truckloads 21 truckloads

Boilers Bicycles
2 truckloads One truckload

Fuel Supply

Kerem Shalom

Type of Fuel Quantity

Cooking Gas 131 tons

Heavy Duty Diesel Fuel for Heating 164,503 liters

Foreign Relations Branch, Hakirya, Tel Aviv – Tel.: 03-6977622/3 – Fax: 03-6967976
 By Crossing

Kerem Shalom

Weight
Merchandise Truckloads
(tons)
Private Sector

3 95
Rice
1 33
Flour
15 338
Produce (Fruits and Vegetables)
16 101
Meat, Chicken and Fish Products
Food 1 23
Cooking Oil
13 178
Dairy Products
34 610
Mixed\ Additional Food Products
3 73
Legumes
5 177
Sugar
4 58
Aluminum
5 182
Wood Profiles
4 55
Clothing and Footwear
11 167
Hygiene Products
68 896
Essential Humanitarian Products
1 5
Medicine and Medical Equipment
7 201
Inputs to Agriculture
International Organizations

UNRWA Medicine and Medical Equipment 1 3

Overall Total
192 3,195

Foreign Relations Branch, Hakirya, Tel Aviv – Tel.: 03-6977622/3 – Fax: 03-6967976