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Israel suspends entry of aid to Gaza as collective punishment for Iran strikes

June 9, 2026

The Israeli military shut down all border corridors into the Gaza Strip on 8 June and suspended the entry of humanitarian aid as a form of collective punishment over Iranian strikes that responded to Israeli violations in Lebanon.

The Israeli Coordinator of the Occupation Activities in the Palestinian Territories (COGAT) confirmed the closure will remain in place while Israeli authorities assess the ongoing “security situation.”

COGAT has claimed that the amount of humanitarian aid entering Gaza exceeds the population’s nutritional needs.

Following the missile attacks launched by Iran against the State of Israel, a number of necessary security measures have been implemented, including the closure of the crossings into the Gaza Strip, among them the Kerem Shalom Crossing and the Rafah Crossing, until further… pic.twitter.com/PptfY8LNcz

— COGAT (@cogatonline) June 7, 2026

Since March, Palestinian officials have reported that Israel is currently allowing only about 10 percent of the territory’s actual needs to enter, with just 640 aid trucks arriving out of the 6,000 required to sustain the population’s minimum nutritional needs.

The closure comes after Iran launched five waves of retaliatory missiles and drone strikes into Israeli territories in response to Israel’s attacks on the Lebanese capital’s southern suburb, Dahiye, in direct violation of the so-called ceasefire.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that it had launched a missile strike against industrial facilities in Haifa in response to a US-Israeli attack on an Iranian petrochemical complex.

In a statement, the IRGC warned that Israel had begun a "dangerous game"… pic.twitter.com/gmi3cVTuGm

— The Cradle (@TheCradleMedia) June 8, 2026

According to Israel's Channel 12, Iran has so far launched between 22 and 24 missiles toward Israel, while Ansarallah has launched two missiles. The channel also reported that the United States is participating in missile interception operations.

— The Cradle (@TheCradleMedia) June 8, 2026

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Khatam al-Anbiya headquarters said in a statement on Sunday that Israel has crossed “all red lines” by continuing to target Beirut.

“We had previously warned that if the crime in the suburbs of Beirut spreads, we will attack targets in the occupied territories,” the statement said.

Israel has closed all of Gaza’s border crossings and suspended the entry of humanitarian aid into the enclave, despite a US-backed ceasefire agreement. The move comes amid ongoing restrictions and attacks, further deepening the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. pic.twitter.com/aCF4bTmCgg

— DOAM (@doamuslims) June 8, 2026

The closure of the humanitarian corridors comes as Israeli ceasefire violations and aggressions across the Gaza Strip have continued unabated.

The latest casualty reports by the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza published on Monday stated that nine Palestinians were killed and 43 wounded in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours.

The ministry added that a number of victims remain trapped under the rubble and in the streets, with ambulance and civil defense crews unable to reach them.

Since the so-called ceasefire took effect on 11 October 2025, Israeli attacks have killed 970 Palestinians and wounded 3,063 others.