Israel: Authorities to allow entry of goods into Gaza
Palestinians struggle to get food and humanitarian aid from the back of a truck as it moves along the Morag corridor near Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mariam Dagga)
Israeli authorities have announced they will enable a gradual and monitored entry of goods and humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, as reported by the The New Arab via Reuters on August 5th.
This decision comes against a backdrop of mounting international pressure on Israel over the starvation and malnutrition in Gaza.
COGAT (Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories) has announced that resources and supplies will be distributed to merchants within the private sector. The agency stated: “This aims to increase the volume of aid entering the Gaza Strip, while reducing reliance on aid collection by the U.N. and international organisations”.
Approved aid includes basic food items, baby food, fruits and vegetables as well as hygiene provisions. However, the pursuit of aid has put Palestinian lives at risk, with the UN estimating that Israeli forces have killed over 1,000 Palestinians seeking food since May. But the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has denied that there have been lethal incidents at its aid distribution sites.
Humanitarian routes into Gaza have previously been created, with Israel announcing a daily pause in military activity across parts of Gaza.
The Gaza war began on October 7th 2023, when Hamas attacked southern Israel, killing approximately 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages.
Israel’s offensive has since killed over 60,000 Palestinians according to Gazan health officials, and led to widespread starvation and malnutrition across the Gaza Strip. Whilst international condemnation of the death toll of the conflict has grown, efforts to reach a sustainable ceasefire have not come to fruition.
The New Arab via Reuters, Maghrebi.org
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