Israel announced on Saturday the closure of all the crossings into Gaza “until further notice” amid the ongoing strikes on Iran, according to a statement from the liaison agency.
Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) claimed the closures were “necessary security adjustments,” adding that the rotation of humanitarian personnel in and out of Gaza was postponed.
COGAT claimed the closure of the crossings “will have no impact” on the humanitarian situation in Gaza and that the existing stock of food in Gaza is expected to suffice for an extended period.
“The substantial quantities of food that have entered since the beginning of the October 2025 ceasefire amount to four times the nutritional needs of the population, according to the UN methodology,” the statement read.
Humanitarian groups have been critical of the amount of aid and food crossing into Gaza since the ceasefire went into effect in mid-October.
The World Central Kitchen that operates in Gaza said in a statement Wednesday that to continue their work, “a consistent flow of aid trucks must cross every day from Egypt to Gaza. Lately, that number has not been enough.”
The closure includes the Rafah crossing, which was closed throughout most of the two-year Gaza war. It was only reopened partially for residents in the beginning of February as part of the US-brokered ceasefire agreement.
The UK-based NGO Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) warned Israel’s blanket closure of border crossings would have a “direct impact” on Palestinians in Gaza. People are rushing to stockpile food, which is unaffordable for families forcibly displaced from their homes, MAP said in a statement today.
CNN’s Abeer Salman and Sana Noor Haq contributed reporting.
This post has been updated with the statement from MAP.