Preparations are underway to expand humanitarian aid deliveries into the war-torn Gaza Strip following a new ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, sparking cautious optimism for an end to the two-year conflict. The Israeli defense body COGAT confirmed that around 600 aid trucks, including 400 from Egypt, would cross into Gaza daily under the agreement, carrying food, fuel, and medical supplies—pending Israeli inspection at Kerem Shalom.
The UN has nearly 170,000 metric tons of aid ready for entry once Israel clears the route, while World Food Program teams are repairing roads for safe passage. Yet the humanitarian situation remains dire, with famine conditions reported across several areas after months of siege and bombardment.
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The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation—an Israeli- and US-backed contractor that replaced UN operations—faces uncertainty as its food sites were dismantled following the ceasefire. Its controversial record, including civilian deaths near aid points, continues to haunt relief efforts.
Despite temporary calm, Gaza’s landscape is devastated, with 90 percent of its population displaced. Thousands are returning to ruins, unsure of the region’s political future as Israel vows to destroy Hamas’s tunnels under a US-supervised mechanism.
