Truck carrying supplies and aid to Gaza from the Egyptian side of Rafah border crossing. Photo courtesy of Egyptian Red Crescent.
The latest convoy includes roughly 4,600 tonnes of food parcels and flour, over 2,000 tonnes of medical and relief items, and around 1,200 tonnes of fuel.
Launched on 27 July, the Zad El-Ezza convoys have so far delivered hundreds of thousands of tonnes of aid, including food supplies, medical and pharmaceutical products, infant formula, hygiene kits, and fuel.
The ERC stated that it continues to coordinate all humanitarian efforts as Egypt’s national mechanism for Gaza aid, maintaining full readiness across logistical hubs. Over 35,000 volunteers have participated nationwide, with total assistance exceeding half a million tonnes since the outbreak of Israel's genocidal war on the Gaza Strip in October 2023.
Egypt has kept the Rafah crossing open from its side, the ERC added, despite repeated bombardments and closures from the Israeli side.
Hunger deepens despite ceasefire
Despite a fragile ceasefire—signed on 10 October and brokered by Egypt, the US, Qatar, and Turkey—holding across much of Gaza, the United Nations (UN) warns that food remains critically scarce, especially in the north, where no direct aid convoy has entered since mid-September.
According to a new UN household survey released this week, half of Gaza’s families report food access as “the same or worse” than before the 10 October ceasefire. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has classified Gaza among the world’s four worst food-crisis zones—alongside Sudan, Yemen, and Afghanistan—citing “catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity.”
More than 90 percent of Gaza’s population lacks sufficient food, while many are going days without eating, UN agencies said.
FAO data show Gaza’s agricultural sector has all but collapsed: less than two percent of cropland remains accessible and undamaged, fishing and markets are paralysed, and prices for basic goods have surged beyond the reach of most households.
According to a report cited by the Palestinian news agency WAFA, less than five percent of agricultural land is now cultivable after over 80 percent of previously farmed areas were destroyed, along with 70 percent of greenhouses and most irrigation wells.
The FAO warned that the resulting water scarcity and destruction could trigger a full-scale famine in the coming months if restrictions on the entry of agricultural supplies and fuel persist. Vegetable and grain production have fallen to less than half of pre-war levels, and the fishing sector remains crippled by access bans and infrastructure damage.
Meanwhile, the UN is reportedly finalizing a draft resolution to establish an International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza, aimed at securing aid routes and supporting reconstruction efforts beginning January 2026.
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