Palestinian workers wait at the Erez Crossing to enter the Gaza Strip, July 2005
The Erez Crossing (Hebrew: מעבר ארז), also known as the Beit Hanoun Crossing (Arabic: معبر بيت حانون), is a border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Israel. It is located at the northern end of the Gaza Strip, between the Israeli kibbutz of Erez and the Palestinian town of Beit Hanoun.
Presently, it is the sole crossing point for individuals (as opposed to cargo) between the Gaza Strip and Israel by land, and is the second option for Gazans when the Rafah Crossing with Egypt is closed. Usage of the Erez Crossing is restricted to Palestinians living under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian National Authority, Egyptian citizens and nationals, and international aid officials. Israel permits Palestinian residents to travel via Erez in "exceptional humanitarian cases" with other exceptions in place for students and sportsmen travelling abroad, as well as merchants.[1][2][3] The Erez Crossing is managed by the Israel Defense Forces, unlike the Karni Crossing and the Kerem Shalom Crossing that are both managed by the Israel Airports Authority. The blockade of the Gaza Strip has had a significant impact on the crossing point, which is an opening in the Israeli Gaza Strip barrier.
^Exits of Palestinians to Israel and the West Bank via Erez Crossing Archived 2016-02-28 at the Wayback Machine. Gisha, January 2016
^Gaza Crossings' Operations Status: Monthly Update Archived 2016-07-29 at the Wayback Machine, OCHA oPt, February 2016. Source here Archived 2016-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
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The ErezCrossing (Hebrew: מעבר ארז), also known as the Beit Hanoun Crossing (Arabic: معبر بيت حانون), is a border crossing between the Gaza Strip and...
trying to enter the Gaza Strip from Israel, by jumping the fence at the Erezcrossing. He was a mental patient of Yehuda Abarbanel Mental Health Center, who...
(0.62 mi) north of the Gaza Strip, it is the namesake of the nearby ErezCrossing. The kibbutz was founded in 1949 and moved to its current location in...
The ErezCrossing bombing was a suicide bombing which occurred on January 14, 2004, at the pedestrian/cargo terminal ErezCrossing located on the Israeli...
Later that month, the Kerem Shalom crossing was reopened, allowing shipments of goods and fuel to resume. The Erezcrossing remained closed at the time. In...
Gaza residents entered Israel via the Erezcrossing in December, 2019. Exit through the Rafah border crossing into Egypt is unpredictable and requires...
Kershner, Isabel (20 April 2008). "Palestinian Suicide Bombers Attack Gaza Crossing". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 September 2023. "Terrorist detonates...
Crossing, ErezCrossing or Beit Hanoun Crossing, and the Nitzana Border Crossing. While the land border crossings with Egypt include: Rafah Crossing,...
right activists broke through the Israeli military checkpoint at the Erezcrossing between Northern Gaza and Israel, and entered Gaza with some entering...
suicide bomber from Gaza City who killed herself and four Israelis at the Erezcrossing on 14 January 2004. Hamas and the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claimed that...
extending the Heletz railway to Tarqumiyah (thus providing a rail link from ErezCrossing to the West Bank) and building a spur for the future Eastern Railway...
Authority, unlike the ErezCrossing, which is managed by the Israel Defense Forces. Between September 2006 and June 2007, the crossing was open daily except...
several failed attempts to attack Israeli checkpoints such as Erezcrossing and Karni crossing. On 2 May, Palestinian militants attacked and shot dead a pregnant...
three crossings in and out of Gaza, two of them controlled by Israel and one by Egypt. Israel heavily regulates Palestinians' movement through Erez, with...
Colonel). The C.L.A is located outside of the Gaza Strip adjacent to the ErezCrossing. The C.L.A is the military unit responsible to coordinate access to...
every morning to a nearby mosque. Reem Riyashi's suicide bombing at the Erezcrossing on 14 January 2004, which killed four civilians, was believed by the...
a number of Palestinian Red Crescent schools. Gaza Al-Furqan Mosque ErezCrossing Butt, 1995, p.9. Sheehan, 1999, pp. 428-429. Sharon, 2009, p. 29 Shahin...
strikes on Rafah. 1 May – Following American pressure, Israel reopens the ErezCrossing and allows aid trucks into the northern part of the Gaza Strip. 2 May...
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