Only half of the promised humanitarian aid trucks are entering Gaza each month, according to data from the Israeli military analyzed by Haaretz and reported by nos.nl.
Israel pledged in October 2025 to let more than 18,000 trucks carrying goods into the strip every month. Since March, the actual delivery rate has averaged only half that target.
In October, the count reached just over 6,500 trucks, marking the lowest total since April. Cogat, the Israeli military unit coordinating humanitarian flows, supplied the figures, which have been verified by the United Nations.
Official data confirms for the first time that Israel is failing to meet its own ceasefire terms. Hulporganisaties have asserted this shortfall for months.
In September, Cogat denied that insufficient goods were crossing into the strip. That denial came after the Dutch Red Cross raised alarms regarding severe shortages of food, fuel, medicine, and medical equipment.
Food accounts for roughly 70 to 80 percent of all incoming aid shipments. The population depends almost entirely on imports for sustenance following the destruction of local agriculture.
Two-thirds of the population—around 1.4 million Palestinians—face acute food insecurity at crisis levels or worse, according to the United Nations World Food Programme. Nearly all food production capacity has been destroyed by the Israeli military.
The United Nations estimates that only about 3 percent of pre-war farmland remains in active use. The livestock population has dwindled to just 5 percent, while the Israeli marine forces severely restrict fishing activities.
International pressure mounted as Australia, Canada, Italy, and the United Kingdom issued a joint declaration calling on Israel to grant immediate, rapid, and unhindered humanitarian access. The four nations described the situation as dire, noting that 150,000 tents and other vital supplies remain blocked at the border.
Heavy rainfall recently flooded tens of thousands of tents across the strip. Roughly 90 percent of Gazans remain displaced, living with limited access to clean water and sanitation.
Continuous attacks and equipment shortages hamper recovery efforts. The ceasefire agreed upon in October 2025 is violated nearly every day, with at least 1,600 Palestinians killed in Gaza since the agreement took effect, according to figures confirmed by the United Nations.
Israel states its operations target Hamas fighters, though strikes frequently result in civilian casualties. The military reports that at least five Israeli soldiers have died over the past year.