RAFAH, June 3, 2012 (WAFA) – Israel opened Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing with the Gaza Strip on Sunday to allow entry of around 220 trucks carrying products and pumping limited quantity of cooking gas into Gaza, according to crossing officials.
Raed Fattouh, who heads a committee in charge of entry of products into Gaza, told WAFA that around 220 truckloads of aid and various goods will be allowed in the Strip for the benefit of the commercial, agricultural and transportation sector.
The goods include 30 new vehicles, 4 shipments of cement and 50 truckloads of gravel for projects carried out by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
Karem Abu Salem crossing was closed for the weekend.
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