Gaza Aid at Its Lowest Level Yet
The amount of aid entering Gaza has fallen to its lowest level since Israel unleashed its brutal military campaign on the territory in October 2023 as Israel imposed a starvation blockade on northern Gaza earlier this month.
According to the UN, only 703 truckloads of aid entered Gaza between October 1 and October 22. The number marks a significant decline in the previous rate of aid entering the Strip. In September, just over 3,000 aid trucks were allowed into Gaza, which was already the lowest rate in any month of the past year.
The decline in aid deliveries has continued despite a letter that the US sent to Israel on October 14 that gave Israeli officials 30 days to ease the starvation blockade, a deadline that comes after the US presidential election. The letter called for Israel to allow 350 aid trucks into Gaza per day and said if the demands were not met there would be “implications” for US policy related to foreign assistance laws.
