More than 100 international aid organisations on Thursday accused Israel of “weaponising” humanitarian assistance in Gaza, saying new vetting rules and the Israeli- and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) are obstructing life-saving deliveries and undermining the neutrality of relief work. In a joint letter, groups including Oxfam, Doctors Without Borders and CARE urged governments to press Israel to lift the restrictions and allow UN-led operations to resume unhindered. The appeal coincides with mounting evidence of severe shortages. Gaza’s Government Media Office said only 201 trucks entered the enclave on Monday and Tuesday—just 17 percent of the 1,200 trucks that UN agencies say are needed each day. UNICEF warned that about 13,000 children are already suffering acute malnutrition and that at least half a million people are in famine-like conditions, calling for an immediate cease-fire to avert further deaths. Reuters reporters at Egypt’s Rafah crossing this week saw World Health Organization cargo turned back for minor packaging issues, while Egyptian drivers estimated that only 30–50 of the 200–300 trucks queueing daily reach Gaza. Aid officials said clearance that once took days can now stretch to a month because of additional paperwork, scrutiny over dual-use concerns and limited opening hours at Israel’s Kerem Shalom checkpoint. Israel’s coordination office, COGAT, rejected the criticism, saying it imposes no quantitative limit on aid and that roughly 300–380 trucks have crossed daily in recent weeks. It blamed delays on organisations that refuse security requirements intended to prevent Hamas from diverting supplies. Humanitarian agencies counter that the GHF’s distribution network reaches only a fraction of Gaza’s 2.4 million residents and that UN convoys remain blocked or swarmed by desperate civilians and criminal gangs. Twenty-four foreign ministers from countries including Britain, Canada and Australia this week called the crisis in Gaza “unimaginable” and demanded unrestricted access for all aid routes. The NGO coalition warned that current Israeli policies violate international humanitarian law by using starvation as a method of warfare and urged the UN Security Council and major donors to intervene unless the restrictions are lifted promptly.