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TPS-IL on 19 August, 2025
Hundreds of Aid Trucks Await Collection as Gaza Sees Sharp Increase in Deliveries
Jerusalem, 19 August, 2025 (TPS-IL) -- Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) reported a sharp rise in humanitarian aid entering Gaza on Tuesday, describing the increase as evidence of the United Nations’ ability to step up its efforts.
A bar chart shared in an X post showed that aid truck deliveries at Gaza crossings rose to 2,250 from August 10–16, compared with just 200 during the week of July 13–19.
“The UN proves yet another week it can step up collection efforts. But the UN isn’t the only actor. Other organizations and countries send in the majority of aid. There’s no quantitative limit to the number of trucks. The UN just has to bring in all the trucks they say they can,” COGAT said.
Despite the increase, hundreds of trucks remain on the Gaza side of the crossings awaiting collection, COGAT added.
COGAT is a unit of the Israeli Defense Forces that coordinates civilian issues in Judea, Samaria, and Gaza.
On Monday, 370 humanitarian aid trucks entered Gaza through the Kerem Shalom and Zikim crossings, with roughly 350 collected and distributed by the UN and international organizations. “The contents of hundreds of trucks are still awaiting collection on the Gazan side of the crossings,” COGAT noted.
In addition to ground deliveries, tankers of UN fuel entered Gaza to support essential humanitarian systems, and 180 pallets of aid—roughly six to nine trucks’ worth—were airdropped in cooperation with Jordan, the UAE, Germany, Belgium, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Singapore, and Indonesia. Each pallet contains about one ton of food.
Similar daily aid deliveries have been reported throughout the past week. The UN has emphasized that 600 trucks of aid need to be distributed each day to adequately feed Gaza’s roughly two million residents amid the ongoing conflict.
COGAT stressed that, while the UN plays a major coordinating role, a wide range of international partners contributes to the effort, ensuring that humanitarian assistance continues to reach those in urgent need.
A special report by The Press Service of Israel in July found that, according to the UN’s own numbers, a staggering 85% of the aid entering the Gaza Strip by truck since May 19 has been stolen. The investigation found that a combination of black-market profiteers and inflation has made much of the aid in Gaza markets unaffordable for most Palestinians.
Separately, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) launched a new system allowing families in Gaza to reserve food aid parcels in advance. Following the delivery of over 127 million meals to more than two million boxes, the pilot program began on August 17 at SDS2 (Saudi Neighborhood) with 350 participants. Families opting in receive a photo ID and can set aside aid boxes on specific days, while others continue to collect aid on a first-come, first-served basis.
“This demonstrates that GHF’s model is working and responds to the community’s needs,” said Executive Director John Acree. Plans are underway to expand the program across all GHF sites.
Approximately 1,200 people were killed and 252 Israelis and foreigners were taken hostage in Hamas’s attacks on Israeli communities near the Gaza border on October 7. Of the 50 remaining hostages, around 30 are believed to be dead.
