More than 100 international humanitarian organisations, including Oxfam, Doctors Without Borders and CARE, warned on 14 August that new Israeli regulations have effectively halted the delivery of life-saving supplies to the Gaza Strip. In a joint letter, the groups said they have been unable to move a single truck of food or medicine into the enclave since 2 March and demanded the "immediate" reopening of all border crossings. The NGOs argue that registration rules Israel introduced in March—requiring detailed donor lists and the vetting of Palestinian staff—are being used to deny access. They cite at least 60 rejected aid requests in July alone. Oxfam says goods worth about $2.5 million are stranded, while American Near East Refugee Aid reports 744 tons of rice, enough for six million meals, stuck at the Israeli port of Ashdod. United Nations officials describe the situation in Gaza as a "humanitarian catastrophe." According to the territory’s health ministry, 235 people, including 106 children, have died from starvation or malnutrition and nearly 62,000 Palestinians have been killed since the conflict escalated in 2023. Israel’s Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) rejected the accusations, saying the rules are intended to prevent Hamas from diverting supplies and that delays occur only when organisations refuse basic security checks. Aid agencies counter that the requirements violate international data-protection standards and compromise their neutrality.