Israel blocks all commercial goods from entering Gaza after merchants suspend coordination with authorities
Israel has cut off all commercial goods from entering Gaza after Palestinian merchants suspended coordination with Israeli authorities, dealing a major blow to food and supply flows into the already starving territory. The shutdown marks one of the most significant restrictions on goods movement in the conflict and deepens the humanitarian crisis gripping the enclave. Israeli airstrikes have continued across the territory as the blockade takes hold.
Palestinian merchants halted coordination with Israeli authorities, triggering the commercial cutoff rather than a unilateral Israeli decree.
Gaza's population, already facing acute food shortages, now faces a near-total block on commercially supplied goods with no immediate end in sight.
Aerial bombardment across Gaza and the wider Middle East continues alongside the supply shutdown, compounding civilian suffering on multiple fronts.
