The senior official accused Hamas of creating an artificial crisis surrounding humanitarian aid and noted that over 120 trucks had been brought aid into Gaza on Tuesday alone.
The ceasefire deal requires 600 truckloads of aid to be allowed into Gaza every day of the initial six-week ceasefire, including 50 carrying fuel.
He said the IRC in Gaza is focused particularly on water and sanitation, child protection and other healthcare.
Between Oct. 1 and Oct. 16, the overall flow of shipments to Gaza - including both aid and commercial goods - fell to a daily average of 29 trucks, according to COGAT statistics.
The funding will also support emergency shelter assistance to displaced Gazans ahead of winter, the statement said.
Grants of NIS 7,180 per adult and 1,436 per child were recommended by the committee, for a total of over NIS 220 million.
The United Nations and aid groups have long complained of the dangers and obstacles to getting aid in and distributing it throughout Gaza, where the UN had warned a famine is looming.
Predicted famine in Gaza would likely be caused by hijacking of aid inside Gaza, and not lack of nutrition in Israeli aid, finds research.
The number of trucks going on and off the pier does not equate to the number of trucks transporting aid to the distribution warehouse.
Franklin Graham encouraged Christians to "pray for Prime Minister Netanyahu and all of Israel’s leadership as they go through these very dark days."
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