Despite the highest daily volume of aid trucks entering Gaza announced by Israel, it is still falling far short of the minimum requirement set by the United Nations to feed millions of people in the besieged territory. The delivery of over 300 aid trucks is far below the 500 to 600 trucks of humanitarian aid and commercial goods that the UN and other humanitarian groups have been calling for. Most of the trucks contained water, sugar, flour, and other basic necessities. However, none of the trucks from the south were allowed to reach the northern part of Gaza, which is facing famine, according to Al Jazeera.

Officials managing the crossing in Rafah have said that the delivery is just a fraction of what was going through before the war. The Israeli embargo has resulted in severe restrictions on aid delivery, with an average of 20 to 25 trucks being turned away every day in Gaza. On some days since October 7, only about 100 to 150 trucks were allowed to enter. The situation in Gaza is severely dire, with millions of people on the brink of starvation.

The United States has warned Israel it must commit to protecting civilians and aid workers and delivering more humanitarian aid or risk losing US support. The UN and other humanitarian groups have been calling for daily deliveries of 500 to 600 trucks of humanitarian aid and commercial goods to sustain the situation in the besieged territory. The real issue is who will deliver all this aid, considering that the UN relief agency for Palestinians is blocked from delivering aid to northern Gaza. The recent incident involving seven World Central Kitchen staff has made humanitarian workers “extremely nervous” to do their work in Gaza, according to Sean Carroll, head of the American Near East Refugee Aid organization.

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