Against the backdrop of criticism and statements from the international community and UN bodies claiming that Israel is not allowing sufficient quantities of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, a comprehensive review by the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) has revealed a dramatic gap between the number of aid trucks entering Gaza and the figures presented by the UN.
Since May, according to UN data, only 3,553 trucks entered the Strip. In reality, the State of Israel permitted the entry of nearly 9,200 trucks. This represents a gap of almost 6,000 trucks—2.5 times the amount of aid the UN claims actually entered. By presenting only part of the aid that was delivered, the UN misleads the international community and creates a distorted picture that directly influences global media coverage and the positions of international decision-makers regarding the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
The UN publishes its data through a public dashboard that purports to present a complete picture of all humanitarian aid. However, in practice, it only includes trucks delivered by UN agencies and a limited number of aid organizations working with it. The dashboard does not account for assistance provided by other actors in the humanitarian system, including various states, additional international organizations, the private sector, airdrops, and distribution centers run by the US.
COGAT emphasized that data on aid entry is published regularly on a dedicated website open to the public and the international community. The site provides a daily breakdown of the number of trucks entering Gaza, according to crossings and types of goods. The figures on the website reflect the full and accurate picture of the aid that Israel allows into the Gaza Strip.
UN figures on the volume of aid, together with repeated reports and statements from senior members of the international community, are often presented as absolute and indisputable truth. However, a thorough professional examination shows that the UN’s documentation and monitoring mechanisms are flawed, presenting a misleading, partial, and even inaccurate picture of the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
A comparison has been released between the aid entry data published on the COGAT dashboard and the figures presented by the UNOPS agency on its official UN dashboard:
Attached is a screenshot from the UNOPS agency’s official UN data dashboard:
