section_path: Violations and deviations by Israel/Hindrance of aid
section_name: Hindrance of aid
paragraph_text: Hindrance of aid
  
  After the ceasefire went into effect on 20 January 2025, Israel has loosened restrictions on the entry of food, water, tents and other humanitarian supplies into the Gaza Strip. However, the Gaza Government Media Office says Israel has restricted the flow of tents, trailers and other temporary shelters, as well as heavy equipment to remove the rubble – all of which were promised in the ceasefire agreement. The director of the World Food Programme also said that some Israeli restrictions had remained. In contrast, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio dismissed the allegation that Israel is preventing aid from entering Gaza and pointed out that Hamas uses networks to smuggle weapons and rebuild its military strength.
  
  Israel also restricted the number of Palestinians who could leave Gaza to seek medical treatment abroad. While the agreement stipulated 150 Palestinian patients be allowed to leave per day, on February 10, Israel only allowed 53 to leave. Among the patients prohibited from travelling was a child with cancer.