Humanitarian aid to Palestinian areas has dropped to a record low level – with only 69 trucks allowed through during the first week of November.
This is stated by 29 organizations, including Save the Children and Oxfam, in a joint report. Before the Gaza war, an average of 500 trucks per day brought goods into the strip.
The report, which is partly based on media reports, also reveals that looting of the aid that reaches its destination is an ongoing problem – and that the theft of goods is "a consequence of Israel's attacks on the remaining police forces in Gaza".
The shortage of supplies, as well as blocked roads and closed border crossings, has also led to desperation among the population, which is also seen as a factor behind the looting.
In some cases, the organizations write, "the remaining members of the local police force tried to intervene against the looters, but were attacked by Israeli forces".
Israeli forces are also accused of not intervening when trucks were attacked, despite drivers reporting that they had called for help.
The report also mentions that at least 20 aid workers, mainly from Palestinian organizations, were killed in Israeli air raids between October 10 and November 13.
"The staff were killed in their homes, in refugee camps, and while delivering life-saving aid" it states in the report.
