Israel is intentionally disrupting Gaza’s transportation and freight networks by damaging trucks and warehouses, further restricting the movement of food and essential supplies into the enclave, the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor has said.
The group said on Sunday that the damage to transport, storage and distribution infrastructure means that even when trucks carrying goods and humanitarian aid are allowed into Gaza, their cargo may not reach people in need.
Only a fraction of Gaza’s trucks remain operational
Nahed Shuhibar, head of Gaza’s Private Transport Association, told Euro-Med that the enclave had about 1,200 trucks before Israel’s genocidal war, carrying food, medicine, fuel, animal feed, construction materials and other essential goods.
According to Shuhibar, only about 400 trucks remain after Israeli attacks and destruction, while roughly 100 more are out of service because restrictions on spare parts, tyres, oils and batteries have made repairs difficult.
That leaves about 300 trucks operational — roughly one-quarter of Gaza’s prewar fleet, he said.
Euro-Med also said several newly imported trucks have been rendered unusable, further reducing the capacity to transport supplies across the enclave.
Aid shortages raise famine concerns
Citing Justin Brady, head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Palestine, Euro-Med warned that Gaza is facing a severe food emergency that could deteriorate to Phase 5 of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification if aid deliveries decline.
The monitor said about 212,000 people, nearly 10% of Gaza’s population, could remain in Phase 4 food emergency conditions, the second-worst level on the classification scale.
Euro-Med said Israel remains bound by international humanitarian law regardless of existing coordination mechanisms, including obligations to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure, safeguard humanitarian workers and their vehicles and facilitate rapid, unimpeded humanitarian relief.
The group warned that any further reduction in aid deliveries could rapidly worsen conditions in Gaza, where the humanitarian situation remains highly fragile.
