Israeli curbs causing ‘alarming’ drop in Gaza aid deliveries, official warns

Israeli curbs causing ‘alarming’ drop in Gaza aid deliveries, official warns Submitted by Mera Aladam on Wed, 05/20/2026 - 07:54 Meanwhile, Israeli media reports a new US-backed aid plan mirroring last year’s controversial militarised distribution system, in which thousands of Palestinians were killed A Palestinian woman stands at the site of an Israeli strike in the Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza, 19 May 2026 (Ebrahim Hajjaj/Reuters) Off Israeli restrictions are causing a “severe and alarming” drop in the number of aid trucks entering Gaza, a Palestinian official warned on Tuesday. Ismail al-Thawabta, director general of Gaza’s Government Media Office, said the restrictions were inflicting “catastrophic harm to civilians”. He explained that since the ceasefire came into effect in October, Israel has allowed only 48,636 aid trucks into Gaza out of the 131,400 stipulated under the agreement, meaning more than 63 percent of humanitarian supplies have been blocked from entering the enclave.