Karni Crossing | |
|---|---|
 Gaza Strip border crossings | |
| Coordinates | 31°28′29″N 34°28′25″E / 31.4747°N 34.4736°E |
| Carries | Containers |
| Crosses | Israel-Gaza Strip barrier |
| Locale |  Israel Gaza Strip |
| Official name | Karni Crossing מעבר קרני معبر كارني |
| Maintained by | Israel Airports Authority Palestinian Authority |
| History | |
| Opened | 1994 |
| Closed | 2011 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 344 trucks (2007) |
| Location | |
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| Blockade of the Gaza Strip |
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| Crossings |
| 2004 - 2009 |
| 2010 |
| 2011 - present |
The Karni Crossing (Arabic: معبر كارني or معبر المنطار, Hebrew: מעבר קרני) was a cargo terminal on the Israel-Gaza Strip barrier located in the north-eastern end of the Gaza Strip that existed between 1994 and 2011 and used for the export and import of goods from/to the Gaza Strip. This was done as a 'back-to-back' transfer, meaning that Palestinian products meant for export were removed from a Palestinian truck and placed in an Israeli truck, and vice versa for incoming goods.[1] The Karni Crossing was also used by the residents of Netzarim since the Karni road was the only route to that isolated Israeli settlement on which Jewish travel was allowed after the 1994 implementation of the Oslo Accords. The crossing has been affected by the Israeli Blockade of the Gaza Strip.
At the end of March 2011 Israel permanently closed the Karni Crossing.[2] Ten years later, in 2022, the last remaining structures of the crossing were demolished by the Israeli military.[3]
According to the management, the crossing was named after Joseph Karni, an Israeli who had set up a modern packing warehouse in the Gaza Strip near the present-day cargo terminal shortly after Israel captured the strip in 1967. The Palestinians called it Al-Montar, after the nearby Ali Montar hill.[4]
- ^ "Karni Crossing". Historical Dictionary of Israel. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2022 – via Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias.
- ^ "מעבר קרני". Israel Defense Forces. 10 March 2011. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ^ Fabian, Emanuel. "Israel demolishes disused Gaza cargo terminal to improve defenses in south". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
- ^ "Karni Terminal. General Information". Israel Airports Authority. Archived from the original on 19 June 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2022.