The IDF reconfirmed that adequate winter supplies were entering the Gaza Strip on Friday, accusing Hamas of being the main obstacle to the area’s rehabilitation and saying that it exploits humanitarian infrastructure and aid.
According to the IDF, thousands of additional tents have entered the Strip over the last week, bringing the total from over 91,000 on Monday to over 93,000 since the beginning of winter.
In addition, hundreds of trucks carrying winter supplies have entered Gaza during that time, the IDF said, increasing the total from 8,200 on Monday to over 8,600.
Other trucks carrying medical equipment and medications were also allowed into the Gaza Strip and delivered to hospitals and clinics, with the IDF mentioning dialysis fluids, defibrillators, incubators, ultrasound machines, and physiotherapy equipment as examples of the supplies.
“The IDF and the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) continue to work alongside their international partners to address the needs of the winter season,” the IDF stated.
“Hamas remains the primary obstacle to the rehabilitation of the Gaza Strip and a different future for its residents. Hamas continues to exploit humanitarian infrastructure and incoming humanitarian aid, particularly the winter supplies being brought into the Gaza Strip. As long as Hamas does not disarm, the rehabilitation of the Gaza Strip will not be possible,” the military said.
Board of Peace calls on Israel to allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza
On Monday, the Trump administration’s Board of Peace (BoP) called on Israel to immediately facilitate the entry of winterization and humanitarian supplies into the Gaza Strip, criticizing what it characterized as insufficient progress in approving essential materials following recent severe flooding that has affected tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians.
“The situation no longer represents simply a threat posed by the approaching winter, but an immediate humanitarian emergency,” the BoP said in a statement, emphasizing the urgent need for shelter, sanitation, drainage, and other supplies to protect against the advancing winter weather.
