Israel aid to gaza

Gaza's economic mafia: The import monopoly threatening Israel's security - opinion

Since the beginning of the war, Israeli military and security authorities have reportedly relied on an exclusive list of just 13 individuals authorized to import commercial goods into Gaza. 

Al-Sahaba market in the Gaza Strip, July 28, 2025.
A branch of the Victory Supermarket chain

Israeli supermarket chain made NIS 99m. from Gaza sales in one quarter

Activist Thiago Avila, a member of the Global Sumud Flotilla detained by Israel, sits at a magistrate's court to attend a detention extension hearing in Ashkelon, southern Israel, May 3, 2026.

Israel intercepts Gaza 'condom' flotilla, detaining nearly 200 activists, sparking backlash

Displaced Palestinians run to fill containers with water amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, November 6, 2025.

COGAT says MSF 'lost moral direction' after NGO's claim that Israel is 'using water as a weapon'


Republican lawmakers clash over Gaza aid after Trump says 'people are starving'

Earlier this week, Trump said Israel bears responsibility for the distribution of aid, and that a lot of people could be saved. "You have a lot of starving people," he said during a visit to Scotland

Humanitarian aid is airdropped over Gaza as seen from northern Gaza Strip, July 27, 2025

Trucks looted, Hamas enraged: The new reality of humanitarian aid in Gaza

Gazan reports have indicated that the purpose of bringing in the humanitarian aid is to ‘flood’ the markets, leading to lower prices and ensuring the residents do not attack aid trucks.

Al-Sahaba market in the Gaza Strip, July 28, 2025.

Gazan child used in viral claims of starvation evacuated to Italy, COGAT confirms

Five-year-old Osama al-Rakab, along with his mother and brother, were evacuated through the Ramon airport on June 12, COGAT revealed.

Humanitarian aid is airdropped over Gaza as seen from northern Gaza Strip, July 27, 2025

Israeli university presidents call on Netanyahu to address Gaza hunger crisis

The university heads of Tel Aviv, Hebrew, Open University, Weizmann Institute, and Technion urged the IDF to intensify efforts to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Palestinians carry aid supplies that entered Gaza through Israel, in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, July 27, 2025

Gulf, Arab states celebrate Israel's shift on Gaza aid as achievement - analysis

This highlights the significance of this for these countries and other Arab states. The UAE is a member of the Abraham Accords. Some have assumed that Saudi Arabia might join in the future.

 Trucks carrying aid enter Gaza through the Rafah border crossing on July 27, 2025 in Rafah, Egypt.

Trump says Hamas doesn't want to return hostages, Houthis vow to target all ships linked to Israel

Localized Gaza ceasefires take effect • Hamas tells mediators group willing to show 'flexibility' • Israeli naval forces seize Gaza-bound aid flotilla Handala

Demonstrators protest, calling for the release of all hostages held in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, July 26, 2025

IDF to allow foreign countries to drop aid in Gaza Strip

Additionally, the World Central Kitchen organization has begun operating its kitchens inside Gaza again.

Trucks and Humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip seen at the Kerem Shalom border crossing, on the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip, May 29, 2025.

Internal USAID analysis claims no evidence of massive Hamas theft of Gaza aid

The study also noted that, because Palestinians who receive aid cannot be vetted, it was possible that US-funded supplies went to administrative officials of Hamas.

 Palestinians gather to collect what remains of relief supplies from the distribution center of the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, June 5, 2025.

Canada condemns Israeli gov't over 'humanitarian disaster' in Gaza

Carney also accused Israel of violating international law over the blocking of Canadian-funded aid delivery to civilians in the war-torn Palestinian enclave.

 Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney waves as he boards his plane for Washington, DC, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 5, 2025.

Int'l press orgs. demand safe passage for reporting in Gaza, express concern for employees

The AFP, AP, BBC, and Reuters journalists also stated that "It is essential that adequate food supplies reach the people there."

Two Gazan journalists crying at a funeral of a colleague in the Gaza Strip's Khan Yunis, May 13, 2025; illustrative.