Israel tells UN it will only allow half of agreed number of aid trucks into Gaza after Hamas ceasefire violation

By Reuters 14 October 2025, 7:40 pm

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Egyptian Red Crecent members monitor trucks carrying humanitarian aid as they enter the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, following an agreement between Israel and Hamas on a ceasefire, October 12, 2025. (AP/Mohamed Arafat)

Israel has told the United Nations it will only allow 300 aid trucks — half the agreed number — into the Gaza Strip from tomorrow and that no fuel or gas will be allowed into the enclave except for specific needs related to humanitarian infrastructure, according to a note seen by Reuters and confirmed by the UN.

Olga Cherevko, a spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Gaza, confirms that the UN had received a note from COGAT, the military arm that oversees aid flows into Gaza.

COGAT had said on Friday that it expected about 600 aid trucks to enter Gaza daily during the ceasefire.

The COGAT note says the restrictions were being taken because “Hamas violated the agreement regarding the release of the bodies of the hostages.”