More than 91,000 tents and 8,200 trucks of winter supplies have entered the Gaza Strip since Israel’s winterization plan began, according to COGAT, the Defense Ministry unit that coordinates civilian affairs in the territory.
The figures came Sunday, after a weekend storm flooded displacement camps. They are up from COGAT’s Oct. 30 update, when it reported more than 85,000 tents and more than 8,000 trucks carrying clothing, tarpaulins, blankets and other items. In the week before the storm alone, more than 10,000 tents and over 360 trucks of winter equipment entered, COGAT said.
Ahead of the expected rains, we proactively prepared to bring winter supplies into the Gaza Strip.
Watch Kamel, COGAT’s Field Reporter, show the hundreds of trucks carrying winter supplies into the Gaza Strip.
Hamas’s refusal to disarm and relinquish its control over the Gaza Strip, alongside its continued exploitation of humanitarian aid and civilian infrastructure for terrorist purposes, remains the primary obstacle to improving the living conditions of Gaza’s residents, driven by concerns over the diversion of dual-use materials for military buildup.
COGAT will continue working in cooperation with the @BoardOfPeace, the @UN, international organizations, and the international community to maintain the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip at its current stable level ahead of the winter, while taking the necessary measures to prevent Hamas from seizing control of the humanitarian aid and essential supplies.
— COGAT (@cogatonline) November 5, 2026
Most of the supplies come from third parties, while Israel manages coordination. Security officials said COGAT, the Gaza Board of Peace and the UN had moved the supplies into the enclave, and COGAT said it will keep coordinating with the Board of Peace, the UN, international organizations and donor countries.
According to the IDF, roughly half of the approved requests for aid have not yet been brought into Gaza, partly because of logistical and budget problems it says are unrelated to Israel. COGAT has not published figures on how many households have received the supplies, but suggested that Hamas continues to disrupt distribution.
COGAT also brought in equipment to deal with floodwater and sewage. It said four more vacuum trucks entered Gaza through the International Committee of the Red Cross, joining eight brought in over the past month to pump sewage, remove waste and repair water and sewage lines.
Ahead of the upcoming rainfall, COGAT continues to intensify its efforts to improve sanitation conditions across the Gaza Strip, in coordination with the international community.
This week, four additional vacuum trucks entered Gaza through the @ICRC, joining eight vacuum trucks that entered over the past month. These efforts support sewage pumping, weekly waste removal from 11 designated disposal sites, and ongoing repairs and upgrades to water and sewage infrastructure across Gaza.
COGAT, together with the @boardofpeace, the @UN, and international organizations, remains committed to advancing WASH projects, strengthening essential infrastructure, and preparing Gaza for the winter season.
— COGAT (@cogatonline) November 6, 2026
Reconstruction stays on hold
Security officials said that as long as Hamas refuses to disarm and Gaza is not demilitarized, equipment for rebuilding structures and mobile homes will not be let in. COGAT said it cannot allow certain equipment in because Hamas could use it to build terrorist capabilities, and that Hamas’s refusal to disarm “impedes the improvement of living conditions for Gazan civilians.”
One security official told the Jerusalem Post that Hamas is exploiting incoming aid to rebuild its military wing. “It is not stopping its rearmament,” the official said.
Hamas has publicly refused to disarm. In April, its armed wing rejected calls to give up its weapons.
The same official said conditions in Gaza are difficult, but not comparable to the height of the war. Officials are waiting to see what reconstruction policy the next government adopts, and whether it will insist on Hamas disarming. Meanwhile, COGAT urged aid organizations and countries to keep donating supplies.
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