Overview
- COGAT published the report on Thursday, July 9, 2026, saying roughly 1.78 million tons of food entered Gaza between October 2025 and June 7, 2026, which it calls nearly three times the monthly requirement set by the World Food Programme.
- The report says more than 18,000 tons of medicines and medical supplies arrived during the ceasefire and cites WHO figures that hospital bed capacity rose from 2,009 in October 2025 to 3,120 by the end of May 2026.
- COGAT reports that food prices fell about 72 percent from September 2025 to May 2026 and that daily water availability exceeded 70,000 cubic meters from combined Israeli supply lines and desalination, which it says meets humanitarian benchmarks.
- The report attributes remaining gaps to in-territory problems under Hamas control, naming taxed or hoarded stockpiles, storage shortfalls and examples of spoiled food as evidence that distribution and management, not entry volume, are the main obstacles.
- Officials framed the publication as a rebuttal to claims that Israeli vetting and NGO registration blocked relief, and the report is likely to shape diplomatic debate over responsibility for aid flows, on-the-ground delivery and next steps to reduce waste and expand storage capacity.