IDF says 91,000 tents reached Gaza; Board of Peace says Israel must do more

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Monday that more than 91,000 tents and over 8,200 trucks of winter supplies have entered the Gaza Strip as part of a winter preparedness plan. In a post on X, the IDF said the trucks carried tarpaulins, blankets, winter clothing and other goods, and that work to improve water and sanitation infrastructure, including sewage removal, is under way.

On the same day, the Board of Peace issued a statement saying the measures Israel has taken are not enough. The Times of Israel reported that the statement followed rain that flooded thousands of tents in Gaza, and that the board described itself as "deeply concerned by the severe seasonal flooding" of the previous two days.

What the IDF and COGAT say has been delivered

The IDF said the plan is being carried out together with COGAT, the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, the Israeli military body that handles civilian and humanitarian matters relating to Gaza and the West Bank. According to the military, the plan has been advanced over recent months in coordination with the Board of Peace and in cooperation with the United Nations, international organisations and donor countries.

In its Telegram statement, the IDF framed the effort against Hamas's refusal to disarm, accusing the group of using civilian areas and humanitarian aid for militant purposes. The Times of Israel reported that the IDF has blamed both Hamas and the UN for delays in getting assistance into the territory.

What the Board of Peace is asking for

The Board of Peace is a US-backed international body charged with overseeing Gaza's reconstruction after the war, according to The Times of Israel. Its statement, as published in Hebrew by the Israeli Telegram channel Abu Ali Express, linked the flooding to rain over the weekend.

In that text, the board urged the current leadership of the Israeli government to act at once to approve and allow in all the equipment needed for winter and for humanitarian relief. It also called on Israel to carry out in full its obligations under what the statement called President Trump's comprehensive peace plan.

The statement did not place responsibility on Israel alone. It called on Hamas's leadership to meet its own commitments without further delay, and said recent military activity in civilian areas and close to Israeli positions puts civilians at risk and undermines humanitarian gains made over the past year. The Times of Israel noted that the board said Hamas's refusal to give up its weapons makes it harder to supply the civilian population.

Conditions on the ground

Gaza is a narrow coastal territory on the Mediterranean bordering Israel and Egypt, where much of the population has been displaced and lives in tents. A photograph carried by The Times of Israel showed displaced Palestinians trying to clear standing water outside flooded tents in the Al-Remal neighbourhood of Gaza City on November 7, 2026.

The Times of Israel described the board's statement as pointed and said it held Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government responsible for stagnation in the Strip. The paper added that Hamas still retains all of its weapons and governs almost all of Gaza's residents.

Two accounts side by side

The two statements do not directly contradict each other on figures: the IDF lists what has entered, while the board says it is not sufficient. They differ on emphasis and blame. The IDF points to Hamas and, according to The Times of Israel, to the UN for holdups, while the board directs its main demand at the Israeli government and a secondary one at Hamas.

What the reports do not say

None of the reports includes a response from the Israeli government or from Hamas to the board's statement. The board did not specify, in the material available, which items it believes Israel is withholding, and the IDF did not give a period over which its tent and truck totals were counted. No figure has been reported for how many people were affected by the flooding.