# Rafah · 23 May 2016

> Photos and videos from Rafah on 23 May 2016.

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- **What:** Rafah · 23 May 2016 (News story)
- **Where:** [Rafah](https://apa.atyaf.co/location/rafah), [Kerem Shalom Crossing](https://apa.atyaf.co/location/kerem-shalom-crossing)
- **When:** 2016-05-23
- **Media:** 44 photos, 0 videos
- **Credit:** © apaimages / Abed Rahim Khatib
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- **Last updated:** 2026-10-20T21:06:24+00:00
- **Arabic version:** https://apa.atyaf.co/ar/story/rafah-2016-05-23

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- [Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012345) — APA-PH-2016-012345 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas economy ministry, of diverting supplies. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib
- [Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012347) — APA-PH-2016-012347 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas economy ministry, of diverting supplies. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib
- [Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012348) — APA-PH-2016-012348 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas economy ministry, of diverting supplies. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib
- [Palestinian workers stand on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012349) — APA-PH-2016-012349 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  Palestinian workers stand on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas econ...
- [A Palestinian worker stands on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012350) — APA-PH-2016-012350 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  A Palestinian worker stands on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas ec...
- [Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012351) — APA-PH-2016-012351 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas economy ministry, of diverting supplies. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib
- [Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012352) — APA-PH-2016-012352 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas economy ministry, of diverting supplies. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib
- [Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012353) — APA-PH-2016-012353 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas economy ministry, of diverting supplies. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib
- [Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012354) — APA-PH-2016-012354 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas economy ministry, of diverting supplies. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib
- [A Palestinian worker stands on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012355) — APA-PH-2016-012355 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  A Palestinian worker stands on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas ec...
- [Palestinian workers stand on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012356) — APA-PH-2016-012356 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  Palestinian workers stand on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas econ...
- [Palestinian workers stand on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012357) — APA-PH-2016-012357 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  Palestinian workers stand on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas econ...
- [Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012358) — APA-PH-2016-012358 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas economy ministry, of diverting supplies. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib
- [Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012360) — APA-PH-2016-012360 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas economy ministry, of diverting supplies. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib
- [Palestinian workers stand on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012361) — APA-PH-2016-012361 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  Palestinian workers stand on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas econ...
- [Palestinian workers stand on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012362) — APA-PH-2016-012362 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  Palestinian workers stand on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas econ...
- [A Palestinian worker stands on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012363) — APA-PH-2016-012363 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  A Palestinian worker stands on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas ec...
- [Palestinian workers stand on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012364) — APA-PH-2016-012364 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  Palestinian workers stand on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas econ...
- [Palestinian workers stand on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012365) — APA-PH-2016-012365 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  Palestinian workers stand on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas econ...
- [Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012366) — APA-PH-2016-012366 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas economy ministry, of diverting supplies. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib
- [Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012367) — APA-PH-2016-012367 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas economy ministry, of diverting supplies. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib
- [Palestinian workers stand on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012368) — APA-PH-2016-012368 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  Palestinian workers stand on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas econ...
- [Palestinian workers stand on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012369) — APA-PH-2016-012369 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  Palestinian workers stand on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas econ...
- [Palestinian workers stand on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012370) — APA-PH-2016-012370 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  Palestinian workers stand on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas econ...
- [Palestinian workers stand on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012371) — APA-PH-2016-012371 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  Palestinian workers stand on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas econ...
- [Palestinian workers stand on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012372) — APA-PH-2016-012372 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  Palestinian workers stand on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas econ...
- [Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012373) — APA-PH-2016-012373 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas economy ministry, of diverting supplies. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib
- [Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012374) — APA-PH-2016-012374 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas economy ministry, of diverting supplies. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib
- [Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012375) — APA-PH-2016-012375 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas economy ministry, of diverting supplies. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib
- [Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012376) — APA-PH-2016-012376 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas economy ministry, of diverting supplies. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib
- [Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012377) — APA-PH-2016-012377 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas economy ministry, of diverting supplies. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib
- [Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012378) — APA-PH-2016-012378 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas economy ministry, of diverting supplies. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib
- [Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012379) — APA-PH-2016-012379 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas economy ministry, of diverting supplies. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib
- [A Palestinian worker stands on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012380) — APA-PH-2016-012380 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  A Palestinian worker stands on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas ec...
- [A Palestinian worker stands on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012381) — APA-PH-2016-012381 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  A Palestinian worker stands on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas ec...
- [A Palestinian worker stands on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012382) — APA-PH-2016-012382 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  A Palestinian worker stands on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas ec...
- [A Palestinian worker stands on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012383) — APA-PH-2016-012383 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  A Palestinian worker stands on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas ec...
- [A Palestinian worker stands on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012384) — APA-PH-2016-012384 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  A Palestinian worker stands on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas ec...
- [A Palestinian worker stands on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012385) — APA-PH-2016-012385 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  A Palestinian worker stands on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas ec...
- [A Palestinian worker stands on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012386) — APA-PH-2016-012386 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  A Palestinian worker stands on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas ec...
- [Palestinian workers stand on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012387) — APA-PH-2016-012387 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  Palestinian workers stand on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas econ...
- [Palestinian workers stand on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012388) — APA-PH-2016-012388 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  Palestinian workers stand on a truck loaded with bags of cement after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas econ...
- [Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012389) — APA-PH-2016-012389 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas economy ministry, of diverting supplies. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib
- [Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2016-012390) — APA-PH-2016-012390 · photo · 2016-05-23 · Rafah, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Abed Rahim Khatib
  Loaded trucks cross the Kerem Shalom crossing to Rafah in southern Gaza Strip on May 23, 2016. Israel said on May 22 it was lifting a ban imposed last month on private imports of cement to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The ban was imposed in early April, with Israel accusing Imad al-Baz, deputy director of the Hamas economy ministry, of diverting supplies. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib