Gaza Receives Just 20% of Its Needs After Three Years of Blockade

Aid and food supplies entering the Gaza Strip by truck meet only 20% of its needs after three years of blockade, leaving a wide gap between incoming goods and the territory’s requirements.

Most of the supplies that enter are destined for the commercial sector, rather than being distributed as aid. Their arrival does not close the overall shortfall in food and other necessities.

Israeli authorities also continue to bar the entry of essential materials needed to restart production. Those restrictions limit Gaza’s ability to produce goods locally, even as incoming shipments remain insufficient.

The shortage is therefore not only a question of how many trucks enter Gaza, but also of what they carry. Without access to vital production materials, increased deliveries of finished goods alone cannot restore local productive activity.