The office explained in a statement that the occupation “prevents the entry of basic materials including table eggs, red and white meat, fish, cheeses, dairy products, vegetables and nutritional supplements, in addition to items necessary for pregnant women, the sick and those with weak immunity.”
He pointed out that, in contrast, Israel allows the entry of products with limited nutritional value, such as soft drinks, chocolate, and processed meals, which reach the markets at prices that are more than 15 times their value due to the occupation's control over supply chains and crossings.
The office indicated that the number of trucks that entered Gaza since the start of the ceasefire on October 10 did not exceed 4,453 aid and commercial trucks, out of 15,600 trucks that were supposed to enter until Wednesday evening, according to the ceasefire arrangements and the accompanying humanitarian understandings.
He explained that those trucks included 31 cooking gas trucks and 84 diesel trucks to operate hospitals, bakeries and generators, despite the continued severe shortage of fuel and basic materials.
The statement added that the average number of trucks entering the sector daily does not exceed 171, which is much less than the agreed minimum of 600 trucks, confirming the continuation of the siege and restrictions on more than 2.4 million Palestinians living in extremely harsh humanitarian conditions.
The office stressed that the current quantities do not cover the minimum food, medical and living needs, emphasizing the need for a flow of at least 600 trucks per day including food, medicine, fuel and public health supplies.
The government authorities in Gaza also announced their readiness to coordinate the entry and distribution of aid in cooperation with the United Nations and Arab and international relief organizations, in order to ensure its fair access to all governorates.
Despite the ongoing ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, the limited aid that reached the Gaza Strip failed to break the famine or address its effects, amid a sharp economic decline and loss of purchasing power for the majority of Palestinians.
The agreement ended the genocidal war waged by the Israeli occupation with American support on the Gaza Strip since October 8, 2023, which resulted in the martyrdom of more than 68,875 Palestinians and the injury of more than 170,000 others, most of whom were children and women.
