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Which foods are denied entry into Gaza by Israel?
Gaza’s Government Media Office says Israel is blocking the entry of 430 types of basic foods needed by children, the sick and the starving, as famine deepens across the enclave.
It said the list of banned items includes:
- Eggs
- Red meat
- Poultry
- Fish
- Cheese
- Dairy products
- Fruit
- Vegetables
- Nutritional supplements
- Nuts and other supplements needed by pregnant women and patients
The Media Office stressed that Gaza requires more than 600 aid trucks a day to meet the basic needs of its 2.4 million people, but that deliveries have fallen far below this level amid what it described as the “near-total collapse” of infrastructure due to the ongoing war.
“We hold the occupation and its allies fully responsible for the humanitarian catastrophe,” it said, calling on the United Nations and the wider international community to take urgent action to open crossings, guarantee the flow of food, baby formula and medicines into Gaza.
Aid truck entries into Gaza averages just 88 per day: Media Office
Gaza’s Government Media Office has released figures covering the past 30 days of aid deliveries into the enclave, since Israel announced it would allow trucks to enter beginning on July 27, 2025.
- Sunday, July 27 – 73 trucks
- Monday, July 28 – 87 trucks
- Tuesday, July 29 – 109 trucks
- Wednesday, July 30 – 112 trucks
- Thursday, July 31 – 104 trucks
- Friday, August 1 – 73 trucks
- Saturday, August 2 – 36 trucks
- Sunday, August 3 – 80 trucks
- Monday, August 4 – 95 trucks
- Tuesday, August 5 – 84 trucks
- Wednesday, August 6 – 92 trucks
- Thursday, August 7 – 87 trucks
- Friday, August 8 – 83 trucks
- Saturday, August 9 – 95 trucks
- Sunday, August 10 – 124 trucks
- Monday, August 11 – 103 trucks
- Tuesday, August 12 – 98 trucks
- Wednesday, August 13 – 76 trucks
- Thursday, August 14 – 60 trucks
- Friday, August 15 – 85 trucks
- Saturday, August 16 – 92 trucks
- Sunday, August 17 – 89 trucks
- Monday, August 18 – 81 trucks
- Tuesday, August 19 – 93 trucks
- Wednesday, August 20 – 76 trucks
- Thursday, August 21 – 102 trucks
- Friday, August 22 – 57 trucks
- Saturday, August 23 – 149 trucks
- Sunday, August 24 – 110 trucks
- Monday, August 25 – 49 trucks
In total, 2,654 trucks entered Gaza in just under a month, which is an average of just 88 trucks per day, or 15 percent of what is needed, according to the Gaza media office.
By contrast, COGAT, the Israeli body overseeing aid entry, claims it allows between 300 and 400 trucks per day. But those figures are disputed, not only by Palestinian and UN officials, but also by Israel’s own official data.
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) says 500 to 600 trucks per day are the minimum required to meet Gaza’s basic humanitarian needs. Without this level of aid, it warns, famine will continue to spread.
