Gaza Aid Crisis: How Many Trucks Has Israel Allowed In?

Despite desperate need, Israel has permitted only a "ridiculously inadequate" trickle of aid—just **5–9 trucks this week, far below the **500+ daily trucks** required to avert famine. Over **130,000 tonnes of aid sit blocked at borders** as starvation spreads .

1. **Current Aid Flow:** Israel allowed **5 UN trucks** (carrying baby food) into Gaza on May 19, with 4 more cleared but not yet delivered . By May 21, around 100 trucks were inspected but **none distributed** .
2. **Pre-War Comparison:** Before the conflict, **500–600 trucks/day** entered Gaza. Now, even 100/day would meet only "the very minimum" of needs .
3. **Blocked Supplies:** Over **130,000 tonnes of food** and thousands of aid trucks wait at borders, with UN agencies warning of "weaponized" humanitarian access .
4. **Humanitarian Catastrophe:**
- **1 in 5 Gazans** (500,000 people) face starvation; 57 children have died from malnutrition .
- Flour prices spiked **4,000%**, and hospitals lack supplies to treat malnutrition .
5. **International Condemnation:** The U.K., France, and Canada threatened sanctions over Israel’s "wholly inadequate" aid response .

**Agencies’ Verdict:** The limited deliveries are a "PR stunt" amid a "genocidal" blockade, failing to address famine risks .

For further details, see sources like [UN News](https://news.un.org) or [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com).