SAFA — Humanitarian and food aid entering Gaza remains far below the amount stipulated under the ceasefire agreement, with only 35% of the agreed number of trucks allowed into the Strip, the Gaza Government Media Office said Tuesday.

The office said more than 95% of Palestinians in Gaza now depend entirely on humanitarian assistance, while more than 90% have lost their purchasing power and are unable to afford food.

According to the office, 69,387 aid and food trucks entered Gaza during the 330 days following the ceasefire agreement, compared with 198,000 trucks that were supposed to enter under its terms, a shortfall of more than 128,600 trucks.

The office accused Israel of deliberately restricting aid as part of what it described as a systematic policy of “silent starvation,” saying only 35% of the agreed aid deliveries had been allowed into Gaza.

It condemned the restrictions and held Israel, along with countries and entities supporting it, responsible for the worsening humanitarian crisis.

The office called on international institutions to document and expose the scale of the crisis and urged the UN Security Council, mediators and parties sponsoring the ceasefire agreement to exert immediate pressure on Israel to allow the agreed flow of food and humanitarian assistance.

It warned that continued restrictions on aid would have catastrophic humanitarian consequences for Gaza’s population and called for immediate action to ensure compliance with the ceasefire’s humanitarian provisions.