Only 15 mobile homes entered Gaza out of 60,000 needed: Media office

GAZA CITY, Palestine

The Gaza Government Media Office reported Sunday that there is a severe shortage of shelter supplies for displaced residents.

The number of trucks entering Gaza during the first phase of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas represented only 75% of what was expected, Salama Maarouf, the head of the office, told Anadolu.

“The humanitarian crisis is worsening,” he added.

Maarouf said that Gaza requires 200,000 tents, but the number delivered falls well below half of that total. Additionally, only 15 mobile homes have entered the enclave, far from the 60,000 needed to accommodate displaced families.

He pointed out that the shortages extend beyond tents and temporary housing. The enclave also faces critical shortages in other shelter-related items including generators, batteries, solar power systems and heavy machinery.

He confirmed that Gaza has identified a need for 500 vehicles to support relief and reconstruction efforts but reported that only nine bulldozers had entered the territory as part of the first phase of the agreement.

The Israeli government halted the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza early Sunday, hours after the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement expired.

The agreement has halted Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, which has killed more than 48,380 people, mostly women and children, and left the enclave in ruins.

Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.