Gaza (Quds News Network)- Only 674 aid trucks have entered the Gaza Strip since Israel announced on July 27 that it would allow the entry of aid, an average of just 84 trucks per day. This represents only 14 percent of the daily aid required, according to data from the Gaza Government Media Office.
Last week, the Israeli military announced a “tactical pause” in military activity in some areas of Gaza which it claimed would make it easier to send in UN convoys. However, attacks and killings have been reported across most of the Strip. With starvation across the Strip spreading, international outcry over images of emaciated children and increasing reports of hunger-related deaths pressured Israel to let more aid into the Gaza Strip.
On Monday, the GGMO published statistics on the entry of aid trucks into the Gaza Strip since July 27:
- Sunday, July 27 – 73 trucks
- Monday, July 28 – 87 trucks
- Tuesday, July 29 – 109 trucks
- Wednesday, July 30 – 112 trucks
- Thursday, July 31 – 104 trucks
- Friday, August 1 – 73 trucks
- Saturday, August 2 – 36 trucks
- Sunday, August 3 – 80 trucks
- Total: 674 trucks over 8 days
During this period, only 674 aid trucks entered the Gaza Strip, representing just 14% of the estimated 4,800 trucks required to meet minimum humanitarian needs. This equates to an average of only 84 trucks per day, the Office said.
It added that Gaza requires at least 600 aid and fuel trucks daily to provide for the essential needs of its health, public service, and food sectors.
On Sunday, the Office said Israel is deliberately blocking more than 22,000 humanitarian aid trucks from entering the territory, calling it part of a systematic campaign of “starvation, siege, and chaos”.
In a statement, the Office said: “We confirm that there are more than 22,000 humanitarian aid trucks currently parked at the Gaza Strip crossing gates, most of which belong to UN and international organizations and various entities.
“The Israeli occupation is deliberately preventing their entry as part of a systematic policy of engineering starvation, siege, and chaos.”
The Office described the situation as a “full-fledged war crime”, adding that it violates international law and contributes to what it called the ongoing crime of genocide against Gaza’s residents.
“We hold the Israeli occupation, along with the states involved through silence or complicity, fully responsible for the worsening humanitarian catastrophe,” the statement added.
The Office called for the immediate and unconditional entry of all detained trucks, the full reopening of border crossings, and the safe delivery of aid to Gaza’s civilians “before it is too late”.
