The Ministry's Director General, Munir al-Barash, issued a statement explaining that the temporary truce is facing international hesitation and silence, amid the suffering of the wounded, children, and mothers. He called for the urgent medical evacuation of critical cases requiring complex surgeries and technologies unavailable in Gaza, as well as the entry of essential medical and food supplies, particularly therapeutic milk for children and infants and high-protein, high-calorie nutritional supplements.
Al-Barash stressed that any delay in implementing these demands would lead to further deaths, asserting that the truce would mean nothing if it were not used as a real opportunity to save lives.
In contrast, Hamas described the move as "formal and deceptive," and considered it an attempt to improve the occupation's image to the world without lifting the blockade or ending the humanitarian catastrophe plaguing the Gaza Strip.
The government media office in Gaza also confirmed that the announced aid amounts do not meet the actual needs, as the Strip requires 600 aid trucks per day and 250,000 cartons of milk per month, given the ongoing blockade for 148 days.
In a related context, international experts stressed that airdrops of aid are not a sufficient solution, emphasizing the need to open the crossings to break the blockade and allow the urgent entry of vital supplies into the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli occupation army announced on Sunday the start of a "local tactical suspension of military activities" in specific areas of the Gaza Strip to allow the passage of humanitarian aid, a move observers described as coinciding with the ongoing blockade and starvation imposed by the occupation on more than 2.4 million Palestinians.
Gaza is experiencing the worst humanitarian crisis in its history, with a severe famine intertwined with a war of extermination waged by Israel, with US support, since October 7, 2023.
The genocide left more than 204,000 Palestinians dead or wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 9,000 missing, in addition to hundreds of thousands of displaced persons and a famine that claimed the lives of many.
The Israeli military claimed on Saturday that it was preparing for "temporary suspensions" of military operations for humanitarian purposes in densely populated areas, but stressed that it would continue operating in other areas of the Gaza Strip.
Since March 2, 2025, Israel has closed all crossings with the Gaza Strip and prevented the entry of food and medical aid, causing a famine outbreak within the Strip.
