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Erez crossing re-opens for first time since start of war
1 May 2024 19:48 BST
A Jordanian aid convoy consisting of 31 trucks has entered northern Gaza through the Erez crossing into Beit Hanoun.
The Erez crossing, damaged by the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on 7 October, is the main foot traffic crossing. It is also known as the Beit Hanoun crossing.
The opening coincides with US Secretary of State Blinken’s visit to the Keren Shalom crossing and is the first since 7 October.
The Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), which is in charge of organising aid, released footage of the Jordanian trucks crossing into Gaza and said the Erez crossing underwent construction to turn it from a civilian crossing into an aid crossing.