Gaza Officials: Israel Has Only Let in 14 Percent of Aid Required by Ceasefire

"This is despite the ceasefire deal stipulating that 6,600 trucks should have entered in that amount of time. This is only about 89 trucks per day on average, the office said, out of 600 that Israel pledged to allow to enter daily. This represents a mere 14 percent of the aid entry that parties agreed to to bring an end to Israel's humanitarian blockade and manmade famine in Gaza."

"It is even far below Israel's threat last week to only allow 300 trucks per day into Gaza as a result of Hamas's inability to return the remains of all of the Israeli captives who died amid the genocide. Israel made that threat despite a reported understanding by Israeli officials that it would be difficult to return the bodies due to Israel's continued blockade on heavy equipment that could be used to clear rubble."

Only 986 aid trucks entered Gaza since the ceasefire began, far fewer than the 6,600 trucks required by the agreement. The daily average of about 89 trucks represents roughly 14 percent of the 600 trucks Israel pledged to allow each day. Israel had threatened to reduce entry to 300 trucks per day, citing Hamas's inability to return the remains of captives, despite constraints on clearing rubble caused by a blockade on heavy equipment. Aid shortages persist amid widespread damage and residents rushing to seize supplies, and Gaza officials characterize the reduced aid flow as deliberate strangulation and humanitarian blackmail.

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