![Israeli police are seen near the area as a truck carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza passes through near the Kerem Shalom Crossing, amid protests by far-right activists opposing the government’s decision to allow limited aid into the region on May 21, 2025. [Mostafa Alkharouf - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/AA-20250521-38031472-38031461-FARRIGHT_ISRAELI_GROUPS_PROTEST_NEAR_KEREM_SHALOM_CROSSING_TO_BLOCK_HUMANITARIAN_AID_TRUCKS_BOUND_FOR_GAZA-1.jpg)
Israel continues to block the entry of more than 3,000 health aid trucks into Gaza, worsening an already catastrophic humanitarian situation, a senior health official said on Sunday, Anadolu reports. Munir al-Bursh, Director-General of Gaza’s Health Ministry, said hospitals in the enclave are facing “catastrophic” conditions due to a severe shortage of medicine and medical supplies. He said that the Israeli authorities are blocking around 3,000 trucks carrying essential health equipment from entering Gaza from Egypt’s Arish city. “The occupation’s ongoing ban on the entry of medicine and vaccines has contributed to the spread of infectious diseases and epidemics,” Bursh added in a statement. He noted a sharp increase in cases of acute diarrhea, meningitis, and other health crises in […]
