Israel Forces Aid Trucks onto Dangerous Routes to Facilitate Looting, as Gaza Starves for 84th Day, Says Gaza Media Office

Gaza (Quds News Network)- The Government Media Office in Gaza warned that Israeli forces are forcing aid convoys to travel through dangerous routes. These roads, it said, are exposed to looting by Israeli-backed armed groups.

This comes as Gaza enters the 84th day of total blockade. Israel continues to close all crossings and block humanitarian supplies. It has also cut off fuel shipments, crippling hospitals, bakeries, and life-saving services.

Despite international pleas, Israel allows only a trickle of aid into the Strip. Officials say fewer than 100 aid trucks have entered in nearly three months — less than 1% of the minimum needed. UN Secretary-General António Guterres had condemned Israel on Friday for permitting only a “teaspoon” of aid to enter Gaza, far below what is needed to ease the humanitarian crisis. The territory requires at least 46,200 trucks to meet basic needs since the start of the blockade.

“This is not just starvation,” the media office said. “It is engineered starvation.”

The statement added that most bakeries remain shut due to lack of fuel and flour. The few trucks that manage to enter carry limited quantities of medicine and flour — insufficient for Gaza’s 2.3 million people.

According to the Gaza Media Office, Israel imposes strict control over aid delivery. It forces the few trucks that are allowed in to take drone-monitored roads where armed gangs wait. These groups have looted aid under Israel’s eyes, it said. Yesterdy, the World Food Programme (WFP) confirmed that looters seized 15 of its aid trucks in southern Gaza overnight — after Israel killed six police officers who were escorting the convoy.

Israel also targets aid workers, the office added. It affirmed what the WFP announced yesterday that Israeli forces killed six police men tasked with securing aid shipments.

Meanwhile, aid organizations are no longer allowed to distribute food directly to civilians. Several agencies have confirmed this, saying Israel imposed the ban. As a result, women, children, and the sick are the hardest hit by the deepening famine.

The humanitarian toll is devastating:

• 58 people have died from malnutrition.

• 242 more have died from lack of food and medicine, most of them elderly.

• 26 kidney patients died due to lack of medical nutrition.

• Over 300 pregnant women suffered miscarriages due to severe nutrient deficiencies.

“The starvation is systematic. The blockade is total. The silence of the world is deadly,” the media office said.

It called on the international community to act now. “Stop the genocide. Open the crossings. Let the aid flow,” the statement urged.