Israel has only let 2,654 out of the required 18,000 aid trucks into Gaza in the past 30 days

According to Gaza Government’s Media Office, only 467 aid trucks entered the Gaza Strip, in the five days from 21-25 August, although 3,000 were expected and, only 2,654 trucks entered over the past 30 days, compared to the required 18,000 required.

This means the average number of trucks going into has been 88; less than 15% of actual needs were met. But even when these limited supplies crossed into Gaza, they were subjected to looting and theft amid chaos deliberately engineered by the occupation, that is not only part of its policy of starvation against the Palestinian people, but is also aimed at breaking their spirit.

Israel is stopping nutritious food and supplements from entering Gaza

The intentional siege of the Strip has continued for almost six consecutive months, and alongside hundreds of other essential goods-including shelters, the entry of 430 food items are still prohibited. These include eggs, meat, fish, cheese, dairy products, fruits, vegetables, and nutritional supplements.

Dozens of other items such as nuts, and fortified foods needed by pregnant women and patients are also banned. People cannot survive on flour alone, and looking at this list it is clear the Israeli occupation’s intention is to cause widespread malnutrition and starvation among the population, and with it weakened immune systems and death.

Before the start of this genocide, 500 trucks were entering Gaza each day and now an estimated 600 trucks are needed, to meet the very  minimum needs of the population. There has been nowhere near this amount of aid trucks each day, and for 22 out of the 30 days between 27 July and 25 August, the number was less than 100. 

‘Occupation and its allies are responsible for the humanitarian catastrophe’

In a statement it issued today, the Gaza government’s Media Office said:

We hold the occupation and its allies responsible for the humanitarian catastrophe, and call upon the UN, Arab and Islamic countries, and the international community to take urgent action to open the crossings and ensure the uninterrupted flow of aid- especially food, infant formula, and life-saving medicines- and to hold the occupation accountable for its crimes against civilians. 

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