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Israel's data shows it allowed half of the promised aid trucks into Gaza

By · Via Middle East Eye · Published by Everything Blog

In short

Internal figures submitted to the US-led International Gaza Support Center confirm that monthly humanitarian entries have remained well below the agreed target of roughly 18,200 vehicles. While transfer numbers climbed from 4,700 in March to more than 9,600 in May, critical gaps remain for food and infrastructure gear. These ongoing deficits have left hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians without adequate shelter materials as torrential rains flood displacement camps.

Key points

  • Deliveries of food, medical supplies, and shelter materials have fallen well short of agr…: Deliveries of food, medical supplies, and shelter materials have fallen well short of agreed ceasefire quotas.
  • Humanitarian truck entries have steadily increased since March but still fail to meet pro…: Humanitarian truck entries have steadily increased since March but still fail to meet promised monthly targets.
  • The lack of infrastructure repair equipment and shelter provisions directly threatens hun…: The lack of infrastructure repair equipment and shelter provisions directly threatens hundreds of thousands of flooded residents.

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Israel has failed to meet its commitments under the Gaza ceasefire deal, allowing in only around half the agreed volume of humanitarian and commercial goods each month since March, Israeli military data shows.

Data obtained by Haaretz newspaper showed a growing shortfall in food deliveries to Gaza, alongside severe shortages of medical supplies, tents and materials to repair damaged infrastructure. Torrential rains have flooded displacement camps, leaving hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in increasingly dire conditions.

Under the ceasefire deal, Israel pledged to allow 4,200 vehicles carrying humanitarian and commercial goods into Gaza each week, equivalent to roughly 18,200 a month.

Deliveries were to include food, fuel, medical supplies and equipment, shelter materials and equipment to repair essential infrastructure.

Data supplied by the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (Cogat) to the US-led International Gaza Support Center (IGSC) show that Israel allowed about 4,700 trucks into Gaza in March, rising to 5,300 in April and more than 9,600 in May.

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