Gaza officials say Israel allowing only a third of agreed aid trucks under ceasefire

GAZA (AA) – Israel is allowing fewer than 200 aid trucks into the Gaza Strip each day—barely one-third of the 600 agreed upon under the current ceasefire arrangement, Gaza’s Government Media Office said Monday.

Ismail al-Thawabteh, the office’s director, told Anadolu that Israel continues to block the majority of vital supplies needed for Gaza’s 2.4 million people.

“Israel is managing hunger in Gaza deliberately, slowly, and cumulatively,” he said, adding that malnutrition levels have now surpassed 90%.

The ceasefire agreement reached on Oct. 10 between Hamas and Israel stipulated that 600 aid trucks would enter the territory daily.

Despite this, Israeli forces have continued near-daily attacks, killing at least 342 Palestinians since the deal took effect, according to local officials.

Thawabteh said Israel is also preventing the entry of heavy machinery required by civil defense teams to retrieve bodies trapped beneath destroyed buildings.

He called the policy “a compound crime consisting of deliberate starvation of civilians and obstruction of relief.”

He urged international mediators and ceasefire guarantors to “apply serious and effective pressure” on Israel to honor its commitments and halt ongoing violations.

Since the Israeli genocide began in October 2023, nearly 70,000 Palestinians—mostly women and children—have been killed in Gaza, with more than 170,900 injured, according to Gaza’s health authorities.