Karni border crossing
The Karni border crossing ( Arabic معبر كارني; Hebrew מעבר קרני) is a border crossing and goods terminal on the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip . It is located in the north of the Gaza Strip and opened in 1994 to allow Palestinian traders to import and export goods. The crossing was also used by the Jewish settlers of Netzarim , as Karni Street was the only way they were allowed to access the Israeli settlement under the Oslo Agreement . The control of the border crossing is the responsibility of the Israel Airport Authority .
The Karni border crossing has been the target of multiple mortar attacks or direct armed attacks by Palestinian militants, killing both Palestinians and Israelis. Militant Palestinians are said to have smuggled suicide bombers and explosive belts into Israel via the Karni border crossing .
The border crossing has been closed many times by the Israeli authorities. After Hamas took political control of the Gaza Strip, it was completely closed in 2007 and has only partially reopened since then.
According to Wikileaks cables , published by Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten on January 6, 2011, entrepreneurs complained to US diplomats in 2006 that they had to pay bribes to Israelis at the Karni crossing in order to import their goods into Gaza.
Web links
- Karni Border Terminal Israel Airports Authority (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Again deliveries of goods to the Gaza Strip . Sueddeutsche Zeitung, June 29, 2008
- ↑ June 14, 2006: ALLEGED ISRAELI CORRUPTION AT KARNI IMPEDES US ( Memento of the original from April 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Aftenposten, January 6, 2011
- ↑ Wikileaks: Israeli customs officers are corrupt . Tages-Anzeiger, January 6, 2011
Coordinates: 31 ° 28 ′ 29 ″ N , 34 ° 28 ′ 25 ″ E