Reopening of the Karni Crossing in the Northern Gaza Strip as of tomorrow morning In accordance with a decision made by the political echelon and following security assessments, the Karni goods crossing in the northern Gaza Strip, operated by the Israel Airports Authority, will be reopened tomorrow morning, March 9th, 2006. The decision to open the crossing was made despite existing security alerts and after both humanitarian and security aspects were all taken into consideration. The Karni crossing was closed on February 21 st, 2006 following an apparent explosion near the crossing and in accordance with intelligence information.
The crossing is the main passage used by the Palestinian population for the import and export of goods. Any potential threat or attack on the crossing disrupts the Palestinian population’s daily lives. It is important to note that the Karni goods crossing has been the subject of numerous terror attacks in the past, including a combined bombing and shooting attack on January 13th 2005 in which 6 Israeli civilians were murdered and 5 more were injured.
BPI-info The Karni crossing will operate at its full capacity. The status of the crossing will be subject to security assessments.
BPI-info The Karni crossing will operate at its full capacity. The status of the crossing will be subject to security assessments.
