Trucks carrying aid supplies are seen in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on Oct. 16, 2025. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

GAZA, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) — The Hamas-run media office said Tuesday that only 980 trucks of humanitarian aid have entered the Gaza Strip since the ceasefire took effect on Oct. 10, far short of the 6,600 expected.

In a press statement, the office said the convoys included 14 trucks carrying cooking gas and 28 trucks loaded with diesel fuel for bakeries, generators, hospitals, and other critical sectors, amid a severe shortage of essential supplies that residents depend on for daily life.

It added that the average number of trucks entering Gaza each day since the ceasefire began stands at just over 89, compared with the 600 expected daily — a situation the office described as “continued suffocation, starvation, and humanitarian blackmail practiced by the occupation against more than 2.4 million citizens in Gaza.”

A truck carrying aid supplies is seen in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on Oct. 16, 2025. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

The statement warned that the limited supplies fail to meet even the minimum humanitarian and living needs, urging for an immediate and steady inflow of at least 600 trucks per day, including food, medical supplies, relief items, fuel, and cooking gas, to secure the basic conditions for survival.

The office reaffirmed that local government agencies remain ready to fully coordinate with international humanitarian and relief organizations to facilitate aid entry and ensure fair distribution across all governorates and vital facilities in the Gaza Strip.

Palestinians walk past the rubble of destroyed buildings after returning to Khan Younis, in southern Gaza Strip, on Oct. 12, 2025. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

Under the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement, which took effect on Oct. 10, the first phase includes partial Israeli troop withdrawals, the exchange of hostages and prisoners, and a significant increase in aid deliveries to Gaza.  â–