Nahed Sheheiber, head of Gaza's private transport union, stated on October 15, 2026, that commercial trucks from Israel ceased entering Gaza, while aid shipments and commercial goods from Egypt continued.

An ongoing armed conflict between Israel and Hamas that escalated on October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched a large-scale assault on southern Israel, killing over 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages. Israel's subsequent military campaign in Gaza has triggered a severe humanitarian crisis with mass casualties and widespread displacement.