Israeli occupation forces have killed at least 14 Palestinians in Gaza over the past 24 hours, the Palestinian health ministry said on Tuesday, as local officials reported continued casualties and worsening humanitarian conditions six months into a ceasefire agreement brokered by Egypt, Qatar, Turkey, and the US.
“The Israeli occupation committed 2,400 violations [of the ceasefire], resulting in 754 martyrs and 2,100 wounded,” the report read.
The office said Israeli violations included 921 shootings, 1,109 incidents of shelling and targeting, and 273 ground incursions into residential areas and demolitions. It said women, children, and the elderly accounted for 312 of those killed by Israel.
Additionally, of the 2,400 Palestinians wounded by the occupation army, 1,096 were women and children.
The Israeli occupation forces also detained 50 Palestinians, all of them “without exception”, occurring inside residential neighbourhoods outside designated military deployment zones under the ceasefire framework.
“The total number of travellers during the mentioned period was 2,703 out of 36,800 travellers expected to pass through the Rafah border crossing in both directions, representing a compliance rate of only seven percent,” the report added.
Aid deliveries have also remained significantly below the agreed levels in the ceasefire plan, according to the media office, which said Israel had allowed in about 41,714 trucks over six months—around 37 percent of the 110,400 trucks expected under the deal. The agreement envisaged around 600 trucks of aid and commercial goods, as well as 50 fuel trucks, entering Gaza daily.
“We affirm that the continuation of these violations, escalations, and transgressions constitutes a dangerous circumvention of the ceasefire agreement and an attempt to impose a humanitarian equation based on subjugation, starvation, and extortion,” the statement concluded.
Local officials say the shortfall has contributed to severe shortages of food, fuel, and essential services across the enclave.
On Tuesday, in the face of continued Israeli restrictions, Egypt’s Red Crescent (ERC) dispatched its 176th Zad El-Ezza: From Egypt to Gaza aid convoy on Tuesday, carrying food, fuel, and other supplies as shortages deepen across the enclave.
The ERC stated the convoy carried more than 155,000 food baskets, 185 tonnes of flour, 1,435 tonnes of relief supplies, and 1,055 tonnes of fuel intended to support hospitals and other essential services, as well as winter supplies for displaced families, including clothing, blankets, mattresses, tarpaulins, and tents.
The ERC said it continues to operate at the Rafah crossing, where it is preparing to receive a new group of wounded and sick Palestinians for evacuation.
Israel starves Gaza
In central Gaza, displaced Palestinians described long queues outside bakeries as families struggled to secure basic food supplies amid a worsening flour shortage.
“Five times we come for bread. It is never enough,” one displaced woman told Al Jazeera, describing repeated attempts to obtain basic rations.
Another Palestinian told Al Jazeera that a single loaf was insufficient for a household surviving on limited supplies.
“The bundle is not enough, but what can we do? They don’t allow more than one,” he said.
Gaza’s government media office said food supplies were falling far short of needs, estimating that the territory requires around 450 tonnes of flour per day, while only about 200 tonnes are currently available.
Humanitarian indicators, according to local officials, suggest that less than half of Gaza’s food requirements are being met, with most of the population now reliant on aid as its primary source of food. Access to meat and poultry has become limited and irregular.
Warnings have also emerged from local officials of a renewed risk of famine if current restrictions continue, amid what they describe as insufficient humanitarian access and ongoing infrastructure collapse.
Israeli fuel blockade continues
Municipal authorities in Gaza warned separately that fuel shortages and Israeli restrictions on the entry of heavy machinery and spare parts were severely disrupting basic services, including water supply, electricity generation, and waste collection.
Yahya al-Sarraj, head of the Gaza Municipalities Union, said on Tuesday that limited fuel supplies were affecting water pumping stations and sewage systems, while damaged infrastructure and lack of equipment were preventing repairs.
He said the situation was contributing to the spread of disease and pests, as municipalities struggled to manage waste and hazardous medical refuse.
According to municipal assessments, most public service equipment was destroyed during the war, leaving local authorities unable to restore basic infrastructure. Palestinians in the strip are currently receiving less than half of their daily water needs, with supplies expected to decline further as electricity shortages worsen generator output.
Fuel shortages have also affected hospital operations, transport, and displaced families living in tented shelters, where access to cooking gas and heating remains limited.
Diplomatic efforts to increase access are ongoing, but limited progress has been made on improving access routes, with the reopening of crossings such as Zikim in northern Gaza aimed at easing delivery bottlenecks.
However, current supply levels are insufficient to meet the needs of Gaza’s population, where hundreds of thousands remain displaced in overcrowded camps with limited access to food, fuel, and basic services
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