The amount of humanitarian aid that entered Gaza fell to its lowest levels in October, according to data from Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT).

COGAT claimed the decline in aid was attributed to reduced international deliveries rather than restrictions, claiming that hundreds of aid trucks were still on the Gaza side of the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing but no one was taking them. Yet, data from COGAT itself indicates the crossing has been closed for more than half of October, during Jewish holidays.
According to the data, aid that entered the Strip included 19,855 tonnes of food, 3,810 tonnes of building materials, 1,244 tonnes of fuel, 635 tonnes of medical supplies, 260 tonnes of water and dozens of tonnes of other materials.
In October, 859 food trucks entered the Gaza Strip, compared to the monthly average this year of 3,591 food trucks.
Israel has imposed a strict siege on the Gaza Strip since it launched its genocidal bombing campaign on the enclave in October last year. Since then it has closed all crossings into the Strip and stopped the entry of vital aid. Aid that has been allowed into Gaza has been bombed.