Dozens of activists braved the winter cold as they slept in tents at the Kerem Shalom Crossing into Gaza last night in protest against the continued provision of aid to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip while Hamad continues to hold more than 100 Israelis hostage and to block the aid trucks from entering Gaza.
Yesterday, the protestors blocked about 130 trucks from entering Gaza.
This morning, hundreds of protesters are making their way toward the crossing with the aim of blocking the trucks today as well, despite the fact that the area was declared a closed military area by the commander of the Southern Command, Major General Yaron Finkelman.
The Im Tirzu movement stated: "Overnight: the activists of the Mothers' March, Torat Lechima, and Im Tirtzu, together with hundreds of citizens, set up a tent camp at the Kerem Shalom border crossing in order to stop the transfer of supplies to Hamas."
"Led by the activists of the Mothers' March, Im Tirtzu, and Torah Lechima, hundreds of citizens arrived last night on shuttle buses to the southern border crossing, with the goal of stopping the transfer of supplies to Hamas.
"According to various publications, over 60 percent of the supplies that have been transferred through the crossing end up in the hands of Hamas. There is wide consensus among senior leaders of the Zionist parties in Israel -- we must demand a stop to supplying Hamas!"
The Mothers' March, Torat Lechima, and the Im Tirtzu movement put out a joint statement saying: "While our sons are sacrificing their lives to defeat Hamas, we can not allow ourselves to accept this twisted reality in which our government supply the enemy with power and food, allowing the enemy to continue the war for a long time. Tonight's activity is the escalation of the protests we started two months ago, and we will not rest until the Nazi Hamas trucks stop.''