ISRAELI OCCUPIED AND STARVED GAZA, 09 Nov. - (ANA) - Less than a quarter of the required humanitarian aid is entering the Gaza Strip, as Palestinians face harrowing conditions this winter due to an Israeli siege on the enclave, NGOs have warned.

 

Israel continues to impose restrictions on aid into the war-torn Palestinian enclave despite a US-brokered ceasefire, which went into effect on 10 October, ending two years of war amid ongoing violations.

 

The amount of aid entering Gaza has averaged only about 24 percent of the total number of trucks agreed under the deal, according to an investigation by The New Arab’s sister site, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.

 

The severe shortage in supplies is reflected not only in the quantity of food entering, but also in the quality, as Israel pursues a selective policy in permitting goods to enter, the investigation found.

 

Israel restricts the entry of essential items - such as meat, fruits, vegetables, and clothing - and has so far banned the import of tents, despite tens of thousands of displaced people in urgent need of shelter as winter approaches.

 

Israeli authorities also continue to limit the entry of fuel and solar panels, further worsening the suffering of much of Gaza’s 2 million inhabitants and undermining their ability to cope with the harsh cold and ongoing power outages, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed said.

 

In contrast, markets are witnessing a noticeable influx of "luxury" goods such as instant noodles, biscuits, nuts, and non-essential baby items, all sold at relatively reasonable prices.

 

This, observers say, underscores a deliberate Israeli policy to flood markets with such products at the expense of essential humanitarian supplies, which could create the false impression of an abundance of food, while the actual humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate day by day.

 

The total number of both commercial and aid trucks - carrying food, clothing, and other essentials - that have entered the Strip since 10 October has not exceeded 145 per day, while the truce agreement stipulates the entry of 600 trucks every day, according to data from the Gaza government’s media office.

 

During the same period, only 115 trucks out of 1,100 that were allowed to enter Gaza carrying fuel were allowed in, according to the report.

 

This means that compliance has failed to exceed 10 percent, leading to a continued fuel crisis that has impacted hospitals, bakeries, and transport.

 

"We regularly submit long lists of goods we want to bring into the markets, but what is allowed is only what Israel approves from the items already available in the markets, which do not meet people’s needs," one source in Gaza told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.

 

The source added that there is clear favouritism toward certain traders, especially in the fuel sector, as the Israeli authorities permit access to fuel shipments from certain importers while blocking other companies with this monopoly driving up prices.

 

The war is widely recognised to be a genocide, killing over 68,100 Palestinians, most of them civilians and some of them during the truce.   - (ANA) -

 

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