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Israel has stopped the entry of commercial goods into Gaza due to a dispute over taxes between local merchants and Hamas. COGAT, an Israeli military body responsible for humanitarian affairs in Gaza, announced on Wednesday that Gazan merchants had suspended coordination with them because of a 10,000 shekel fee imposed by Hamas on each truck entering Gaza and a demand for 30% cash sales. This move reduces the number of trucks carrying goods into Gaza to about 300 daily from the previous level of around 600, significantly impacting food supplies and other essentials in the territory where over two-thirds of Gazans rely on aid due to ongoing conflicts and restrictions.

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As of October 16, 2026, Israel has halted the entry of commercial goods into Gaza, citing a tax dispute between local merchants and the Hamas authority. COGAT, the Israeli military body responsible for humanitarian affairs in Gaza, announced on October 15 that Gazan merchants had suspended coordination with COGAT over taxes. Merchants protested against a 10,000 shekel ($3,220) fee per truck imposed by Hamas and a requirement to conduct 30% of their sales in cash due to a shortage of currency in Gaza. This development has led to concerns about rising food prices and affordability issues in the territory, where over two-thirds of Gazans could face acute hunger by year-end according to a global hunger monitor report from July 2026. Hamas claims that the fee is a voluntary contribution to support needy individuals like widows and orphans.

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COGAT, the Israeli military body that oversees humanitarian affairs in Gaza, made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday, citing what it said was a decision by Gazan merchants to stop coordinating with COGAT on the entry of commercial goods.

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Israel says commercial goods no longer entering Gaza after merchants suspend coordination JERUSALEM, Oct 15 - asserted

merchants → say → coordination

Israel said commercial goods were no longer entering Gaza over what it said was a dispute over taxes between local merchants and Hamas, shutting off a vital source of food and other goods in the territory where the population is dependent on aid. asserted

population → say → aid

it → oversee → goods

It said the Gazan merchants had told COGAT that they had made the decision in response to a 10,000 shekel ($3,220) fee imposed by Hamas on each truck entering Gaza and a demand for 30% of all of their sales in Gaza to be carried out in cash. asserted

% → say → cash

Hamas later said that the 10,000 shekel fee was a voluntary payment by wealthy Gazans to a national fund that seeks to provide for those in need such as widows and orphans. asserted

that → say → widows

It also said that cash payments were encouraged due to what it described as an acute cash shortage in the war-torn territory. asserted

it → say → territory

A majority of Gazans are dependent on aid supplies, following three years of war, repeated displacement and severe restrictions imposed by Israel on aid deliveries. asserted

majority → follow → deliveries

A global hunger monitor in July warned that more than two thirds of Gazans could face acute hunger by the year-end. uncertain

thirds → warn → end

Around 2 million Gazans live in the territory, most in makeshift shelters. asserted

Gazans → live → shelters

Nahed Shhaibar, the head of the private transport union in Gaza, said that not a single truck carrying commercial products from Israel entered Gaza on Thursday. asserted

truck → say → Thursday

However, he said trucks carrying humanitarian aid had entered, as had trucks carrying commercial goods from Egypt via an Israeli-controlled crossing. asserted

trucks → say → crossing

COGAT said the decision by Gazan merchants would cut the total number of trucks, which carry both humanitarian and commercial goods, entering Gaza each day to around 300 — or half. asserted

which → say → 300

Diplomats say that far fewer than 600 trucks normally enter Gaza each day. asserted

trucks → say → Gaza

Shhaibar said the figure was closer to 300, with two thirds carrying commercial goods. asserted

thirds → say → goods

Israel is obliged under a US-mediated agreement to allow a minimum of 600 trucks carrying humanitarian aid to enter Gaza each day. asserted

minimum → oblige → Gaza

However, it says it is required to allow only 600 trucks and that commercial goods are needed to supplement aid supplies. asserted

goods → say → supplies

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