Israel says 14,320 tons of humanitarian aid have entered Gaza since start of war

By Tal Schneider

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12 November 2023, 11:13 am 1 Edit

Tal Schneider is a Political Correspondent at The Times of Israel

An Egyptian Red Crescent member stands next to a shipment of humanitarian aid bound for the Gaza Strip unloaded off a Qatar Emiri Air Force C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft after landing at Arish International Airport in North Sinai province in northeastern Egypt on November 9, 2023 (Karim JAAFAR / AFP)

COGAT, the Coordinator for Government Activities in the Territories, says that 14,320 tons of humanitarian aid have entered the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the war.

“There is no limit to the amount of food, water and medical equipment that can enter Gaza,” COGAT says. “We invite the international community to coordinate and we will facilitate.”

While aid has trickled into the Strip, humanitarian organizations say it is nowhere near enough.

Israel says Hamas has stockpiles of fuel and supplies that it is keeping from an increasingly desperate civilian population.