On Friday, Gaza’s Government Media Office released a report exposing the grim reality behind the so-called ceasefire. Between 10 and 31 October, only a fraction of the promised humanitarian aid has been allowed into the besieged Strip — a clear sign that Israel is still throttling Gaza’s lifeline.

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According to the report, a total of 3,203 trucks entered Gaza during that period — just 24% of the agreed daily quantity. Of these, 639 were commercial trucks and 2,564 carried humanitarian aid, including 84 trucks of diesel and 31 carrying cooking gas.

The daily average of trucks entering Gaza was 145, far below the 600 per day stipulated in the ceasefire terms. When it comes to fuel — the resource most vital for hospitals, bakeries, and water stations — the situation is even worse. Israel allowed in only 115 of the 1,100 agreed fuel trucks — barely 10% of what it promised.

The report emphasised that this delay demonstrates the continuation of a policy of deliberate restriction and disruption of vital energy supplies, holding the occupation responsible for the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Gaza, where more than 2.4 million people are suffering. Hospitals teeter on the brink of collapse, and famine looms just one blocked flour truck away.

The statement places full responsibility on the Israeli occupation for the worsening humanitarian catastrophe, calling it an intentional continuation of collective punishment under the guise of “security control.”

The Government Media Office urged the international community — and particularly the guarantor states of the ceasefire, including the United States — to intervene immediately and compel Israel to allow unrestricted humanitarian access. Anything less, it said, would make those governments complicit in Gaza’s ongoing suffocation.

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By Alaa Shamali

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