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NGOs Accuse Israel of Blocking Aid as Gaza Faces Famine

New customs and registration rules have stalled hundreds of relief trucks at Gaza’s borders, leaving essential food and medical supplies stranded outside the enclave.

People stand in front of a warehouse for aid deliveries, waiting to be delivered to Gaza, at a logistics site run by the Egyptian Red Crescent, outside Arish, Egypt, August 11, 2025. REUTERS/Alexander Dziadosz/File Photo
A truck carrying humanitarian aid from the World Health Organization stands near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, in Rafah, Egypt, August 11, 2025. REUTERS/Alexander Dziadosz/File Photo
Humanitarian aid waits to be delivered to Gaza, at a logistics site run by the Egyptian Red Crescent outside Arish, Egypt, August 11, 2025. REUTERS/Alexander Dziadosz/File Photo
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Overview

  • More than 100 international NGOs issued a joint statement on Aug. 13–14 saying Israel’s mid-July customs clearance and March registration requirements bar independent groups from delivering aid to Gaza.
  • Reuters reporters observed WHO-branded trucks and other humanitarian consignments rejected at Rafah and Kerem Shalom crossings, with cargos rotting in warehouses and on roadsides.
  • Aid agencies and Gaza health officials warn of catastrophic hunger, reporting hundreds of suspected deaths from starvation as daily entries fall well below the 600-truck minimum needed.
  • Israel’s COGAT agency rejects the accusations, stating it coordinates roughly 300 aid trucks per day and enforces vetting measures to prevent diversion and security risks.
  • United Nations bodies and relief organizations are urging expanded crossings and streamlined procedures to avert a full-scale famine and meet urgent food, water and medical needs.