WFP Warns Gaza Aid Far Below Target as Only Two Crossings Remain Open

The World Food Programme (WFP) has raised alarm over the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza, revealing that aid deliveries remain far below the required levels despite a ceasefire intended to ease the crisis.

WFP spokesperson Abeer Etefa said on Tuesday that current aid flows are “far short” of the daily target of 2,000 tons needed to sustain Gaza’s population. “To reach this scale-up, we have to use every border crossing point right now,” she told reporters in Geneva, adding that only two crossings — Kerem Shalom and Kissufim — are currently operational.

Access to northern Gaza, where famine conditions persist, remains completely sealed off. Etefa described the situation as “dire,” warning that families are struggling to find food and that malnutrition rates, particularly among children, are rising sharply.

According to Gaza’s Government Media Office, only 986 trucks have entered the enclave since the ceasefire began — less than one-sixth of the 6,600 trucks agreed upon. On average, just 89 trucks are entering daily, compared to the 600 promised under the ceasefire terms.

Officials said the limited supplies — including 14 trucks carrying cooking gas and 28 delivering solar fuel for bakeries, hospitals, and essential services — are “drastically insufficient” to meet urgent humanitarian needs.

The Gaza authorities accused Israel of maintaining a policy of “suffocation and starvation” against more than 2.4 million residents, despite international calls for unrestricted humanitarian access.