COGAT continues to coordinate the entry of essential equipment into the Gaza Strip as it ramps up efforts to bring in winterization equipment, in coordination with the international community. Last week, among other items, the following equipment entered under the safety mechanism in collaboration with the international community: ⛺️ Entry of more than 8,000 tents 🧤 Entry of more than 250 trucks carrying winter equipment 🔧 Maintenance of water and power lines and sewage drainage from displaced persons camps 🏥 Approval of 3 mobile clinics for IMC 💉 Approval of 7,500 tetanus vaccine doses Together with UN agencies, international organizations, and donor countries, Israel will continue to facilitate the entry of essential equipment into the Gaza Strip while maintaining necessary safety measures. Humanitarian aid continues to enter the Gaza Strip, preparing the Gazan civilian population for winter and supporting local WASH and medical efforts.

COGAT continues to coordinate the entry of essential equipment into the Gaza Strip as it ramps up efforts to bring in winterization equipment, in coordination with the international community. Last week, among other items, the following equipment entered under the safety mechanism in collaboration with the international community: ⛺️ Entry of more than 13,000 tents 🧤Entry of more than 250 trucks carrying winter equipment ✅ 42 new requests for winter equipment were approved 🚚Approval of 8 vacuum trucks 🏥Approval of 3 medical clinics 🔧Approval of spare parts for vehicles Together with UN agencies, international organizations, and donor countries, Israel will continue to facilitate the entry of essential equipment into the Gaza Strip while maintaining necessary safety measures. Humanitarian aid continues to enter the Gaza Strip, preparing the Gazan civilian population for winter and supporting local WASH and medical efforts.

COGAT continues to coordinate the entry of special equipment into the Gaza Strip as it ramps up efforts to bring in winterization equipment, in coordination with the international community. This week, among other items, the following equipment entered under the safety mechanism in collaboration with the international community: 🏥 Hospital beds, an analyzer and an ultrasound machine for @IMC 💧 Water tanks, piping and plumbing equipment for @CRS 🚻 Portable toilets for @UNICEF ⛺️ Tents for @UNDP 🛢️ Oil for @ICRC 🩼 Orthopedic devices and prosthetics for @ICRC Together with UN agencies, international organizations, and donor countries, Israel will continue to facilitate the entry of essential equipment into the Gaza Strip while maintaining necessary safety measures. Humanitarian aid continues to enter the Gaza Strip, preparing the Gazan civilian population for winter and supporting local WASH and medical efforts.

Despite Hamas’s ongoing attempts to spread false narratives about alleged shortages in the Gaza Strip, particularly following protests by private-sector merchants against Hamas, the facts on the ground tell a different story: Gaza is flooded with humanitarian aid and food supplies. Since the October 2025 ceasefire, over 2.2 million tons of food have entered Gaza. Hundreds of aid trucks enter Gaza daily, with 70–80% carrying food. Additionally, 41 bakeries produce over 3 million pitas daily, around 100 kitchens remain operational, and market food prices have dropped by 83%. Further evidence of food availability includes uncollected food boxes on Gaza’s streets, UN reports indicating an improved food situation, and a statement by the head of Gaza’s Bakers Association. Despite Hamas’s attempts to falsely portray Israel as obstructing the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, COGAT will continue facilitating its entry, ensuring a steady flow of food and essential supplies. Watch Major Ross, Deputy Head of COGAT’s International Relations Branch, show the hundreds of trucks carrying fresh food into Gaza daily.

Over the past several months, COGAT, in cooperation with the IGSC, the United Nations, and the international community, has been advancing a winterization plan, with an emphasis on the entry of tents, shelter supplies, and winter clothing, as well as the advancement of projects in the WASH and healthcare sectors. Since the implementation of the plan began, the entry of more than 71,000 tents has been coordinated, including more than 8,000 in the past week alone, in addition to more than 7,300 trucks carrying clothing and blankets, sanitation supplies, and medical equipment. At the same time, COGAT is facilitating the advancement of projects by the international community to strengthen WASH infrastructure, with an emphasis on sewage drainage operations and improvements to water transmission networks. In the past week alone, the entry of 8 sewage vacuum trucks for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was approved, sewage was drained from numerous systems in camps for displaced persons throughout the Gaza Strip, repairs and maintenance were carried out on the Strip's water transmission network, and substantial quantities of sanitation supplies were brought in. In the medical sector, the entry of 7,500 tetanus vaccine doses for UNICEF and three mobile clinics for the International Medical Corps (IMC) was approved over the past week, alongside the entry of substantial quantities of medical equipment, fuel, and engine oil for hospitals and medical facilities operated by the United Nations and international organizations throughout the Gaza Strip. COGAT continues to approve requests submitted by international organizations promptly, enabling them to bring in the necessary equipment and prepare the Gaza Strip for winter. To date, more than 700 requests covering tens of thousands of trucks carrying winterization supplies into the Gaza Strip have been approved. However, more than 380 of these approved requests have yet to result in the entry of the supplies (approximately 54%). COGAT will continue working in cooperation with the United Nations, international organizations, and the international community to maintain the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip at its current stable level and will continue advancing the winterization program for the upcoming winter, while taking the necessary measures to prevent Hamas from seizing control of the humanitarian aid and essential supplies.

Contrary to recent reports echoed by Hamas, Israel did not initiate the suspension of private-sector operations for the entry of goods into the Gaza Strip. As previously communicated by COGAT, in recent days, private-sector merchants informed COGAT that, due to Hamas’s forced taxation mechanism and threats against merchants who refuse to comply with its demands, they had decided to suspend the coordination of trucks carrying goods into the Gaza Strip until further notice, out of genuine fear for their lives and safety. According to reports received from the merchants, Hamas demands approximately 10,000 NIS for every truck carrying goods into Gaza and requires merchants to sell approximately 30% of their goods in cash, in an effort to gain control over the proceeds. It was also reported that Hamas security personnel arrested the son of one of the merchants and transferred him to Abbas Prison after his father refused to comply with the organization’s taxation demands. This incident, along with the threats and pressure exerted on the merchants, led them to suspend coordination activities out of fear for their lives. It should be emphasized that humanitarian aid continues to enter the Gaza Strip through the UN, international organizations, and donor countries. According to COGAT’s assessments, based on UN reports and evaluations by experts from the international community, the volume of aid entering through these channels is sufficient to adequately meet the needs of the population in Gaza, even without private-sector operations.