Gaza aid reduced by 80 percent since start of Iran war as food prices surge

Prices for basic food items have been drastically rising and hospitals are reporting shortages of medical supplies. Rafah border crossing opened for the first time Thursday since the start of the Iran war, allowing patients awaiting urgent medical treatment to evacuate

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Prices for basic food items have been drastically rising and hospitals are reporting shortages of medical supplies. Rafah border crossing opened for the first time Thursday since the start of the Iran war, allowing patients awaiting urgent medical treatment to evacuate

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Nir Hasson

09:57 AM • March 19 2026 IST

According to figures held by the American-run Civil Military Coordination Center in Kiryat Gat, the number of trucks entering the Gaza Strip has fallen by 80 percent since the war against Iran began, as the Rafah border crossing opened for the first time on Thursday since the start of Israel's war with Iran for patients in need of medical treatment to evacuate.

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