Gaza officials accuse Israel of ‘humanitarian blackmail’ over aid delays

Gaza’s Government Media Office says aid deliveries remain far below the levels promised under the ceasefire, accusing Israel of using relief as “humanitarian blackmail”.

It says just 986 trucks have entered the besieged enclave since 10 October - despite 6,600 being scheduled to arrive by Monday evening.

Officials warned that the average number of daily trucks since the ceasefire began has not exceeded 89 - a fraction of the 600 that were supposed to enter each day.

This, they said, reflects “the continued policy of strangulation, starvation and humanitarian blackmail practised by the [Israeli] occupation”.

They stressed that the current trickle of supplies does not meet even the basic needs of Gaza’s population, adding that at least 600 trucks daily, carrying food, medical aid, fuel, and cooking gas, are urgently required to ensure a minimum standard of survival.