Israel only allows 10% of required aid into Gaza as it starves Palestine

The Government Media Office in the Gaza Strip revealed that during September 2025, the Israeli occupation allowed only 1,824 aid trucks to enter. Crucially, this was a fraction of the approximately 18,000 trucks needed to meet the humanitarian needs of more than 2.4 million citizens in the Strip. It’s equivalent to only 10% of the minimum required, amid a blockade that has been ongoing for more than seven months.

Israel continues systematically starving Gaza with ceaseless aid blockades

The statement described this policy as part of a “systematic plan to engineer starvation and chaos”, in which the occupation prevents the entry of sufficient quantities of aid and continues to close vital crossings. This includes the completely closed Zikim Crossing in the north. And, in addition to that , there have been repeated closures of the Kissufim and Karam Abu Salem crossings. The blockades are hindering the regular arrival of humanitarian supplies.

The media office noted that trucks that were allowed to enter were subjected to looting and theft as a result of the “artificial security chaos” imposed by the occupation in an attempt to undermine the resilience and will of the Palestinian people, by plunging the Strip into complex crises.

The media office confirmed that the occupation authorities have continued to impose a tight siege on the Gaza Strip for more than seven months. Israel has pursued policies of systematic restriction on the entry of aid, including the complete closure of the Zikim Crossing, and repeated closures of the Kissufim and Karam Abu Salem crossings, which has caused an almost complete disruption of food, medicine and other basic supplies.

More than 430 food items banned

The report noted that the occupation prevents the entry of more than 430 types of basic food items. This includes meat, dairy products, fish, fruit, vegetables and nutritional supplements, as well as other items necessary for the health of pregnant people and patients. This is exacerbating the humanitarian crisis in the Strip.

The office stated that the minimum needs of the Gaza Strip’s population of more than 2.4 million require the entry of about 600 aid trucks daily, at a time when Gaza is suffering from a near-total collapse of its infrastructure and a sharp deterioration in living conditions due to the ongoing war.

According to the report, the poverty rate in Gaza has exceeded 95%. It means that the vast majority of the population is unable to purchase basic commodities, even if they are partially available on the market, which has made food and health security virtually non-existent for most families.

The Government Media Office blamed the Israeli occupation authorities and their allies, led by the US, for the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. It called on the United Nations (UN), international institutions, and Arab and Islamic countries to intervene immediately. It urged them to exert pressure on Israel to permanently open the crossings and ensure the flow of humanitarian aid, including food, baby milk, and life-saving medicines.

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