DaysofPal – Authorities in Gaza said that Israel has only allowed a fraction of the agreed humanitarian aid deliveries to enter the enclave, deepening the suffering of more than 2.4 million Palestinians despite the month-old U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
Gaza’s Government Media Office said in a statement on Saturday that 3,203 commercial and aid trucks, an average of just 145 per day, entered Gaza between October 10 and October 31. This represents only 24 percent of the 600 daily trucks that Israel had committed to allow as part of the ceasefire agreement.
“We strongly condemn the Israeli occupation’s obstruction of aid and commercial trucks and hold it fully responsible for the worsening and deteriorating humanitarian situation faced by more than 2.4 million people in the Gaza Strip,” the statement read.
The office also urged U.S. President Donald Trump and other mediators of the ceasefire deal to pressure Israel to lift restrictions on humanitarian assistance and allow supplies to enter “without conditions.”
While aid deliveries have slightly increased since the truce began, Palestinians across Gaza continue to face crippling shortages of food, clean water, fuel, medicine, and shelter. Entire neighborhoods remain in ruins after Israel’s two-year military assault, leaving hundreds of thousands of families without adequate housing as winter approaches.
The United Nations confirmed that aid operations remain heavily constrained by Israeli-imposed routes and limited access. UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said that convoys are now forced to pass through the Philadelphi Corridor along the Egyptian border before traveling north via the narrow and damaged coastal road.
“This road is narrow, damaged, and heavily congested,” he noted, adding that “additional crossings and internal routes are needed to expand collections and response.”
Israeli air, land, and artillery attacks have persisted throughout Gaza in spite of the ceasefire. On Saturday, Israeli fighter jets and tanks shelled areas near Khan Younis in the south, while residential buildings were demolished east of the Jabalia refugee camp in the north.
Local witnesses described “constant heavy shelling and drone fire” targeting what remains of homes and farmland near Israeli-deployed zones. Gaza’s Civil Defence agency reported difficulty reaching some affected areas because of ongoing air strikes and surveillance drones.
According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, Israeli attacks since the ceasefire took effect have killed at least 222 Palestinians and wounded 594 others.
Israel has defended its continued strikes, accusing Hamas of violating the truce by failing to return the bodies of deceased Israeli captives. Hamas, however, says that recovery efforts have been hindered by the massive destruction across Gaza and Israeli restrictions on heavy machinery needed for search operations.
On Friday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said it had transferred the bodies of three people to Israel after receiving them from Hamas. Israeli authorities later concluded that the remains did not belong to any of the 11 deceased captives still unaccounted for.
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