Trucks carrying humanitarian aid are staged at the Zikim Crossing Point in Israel on Nov. 25, 2025. U.S. Central Command says it has helped move more than 30,000 trucks worth of aid into Gaza through the U.S.-led Civil Military Coordination Center. (Michael Ito/U.S. Army)
More than 30,000 trucks worth of aid have been delivered to beleaguered Gaza as of last week, in what U.S. Central Command calls a major milestone for its civilian coordination center.
The aid deliveries included food, shelter supplies, winter clothing, sanitation supplies and medical equipment. They were facilitated through the U.S.-led Civil Military Coordination Center, a multi-story warehouse in Kiryat Gat, about 20 miles west of the Gaza strip, that serves as a hub for U.S. forces and 60 partner nations and organizations.
The center hit the 30,000 mark after five consecutive weeks of at least 4,200 trucks entering Gaza, CENTCOM said in a statement last week.
Humanitarian partners have also provided equipment to support local bakeries, which are now churning out more than 160,000 loaves of bread daily, and kitchens are providing an estimated 1.6 million warm meals per day, the command said
“This central platform, where stakeholders can align priorities and resolve challenges in real time, enables us to increase the efficiency of humanitarian delivery and address urgent needs on the ground,” Army Maj. Gen. Brad Hinson, who leads the center’s humanitarian assistance working group, said in the statement.
Army Sgt. 1st Class Gregory Breha looks at humanitarian aid routes from inside the Civil-Military Coordination Center in Kiryat Gat, Israel, on Nov. 29, 2025. The center facilitates the flow of humanitarian, logistical and security assistance into Gaza and has helped move more than 30,000 trucks worth of aid in two months, U.S. Central Command said. ( Michael Ito/U.S. Army)
The Civil-Military Coordination Center was rapidly established in mid-October following the U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal that ended nearly two years of war between Hamas and Israel.
The center is staffed by nearly 600 people from various countries, including 150 U.S. service members. During a media tour last month, personnel from the United Kingdom, Germany, Israel and the Netherlands could be seen working in tandem.
Humanitarian groups say far more help is needed, however. An estimated 1.3 million people across Gaza still require urgent shelter, according to a U.N. report published Friday.
Winter storms and harsh downpours have exacerbated the challenges facing Gaza in recent weeks, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Members of the Civil-Military Coordination Center work together in Kiryat Gat, Israel, Nov. 17, 2025, to oversee the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel. U.S. Central Command says it has helped move more than 30,000 trucks worth of aid into Gaza through the center. (Lara Korte/Stars and Stripes)
Since the ceasefire agreement two months ago, fewer than 50,000 tents for about 270,000 people have entered Gaza, the organization said in the report.
“Conditions remain dire and needs far outpace the humanitarian community’s ability to respond, given the persistent impediments we continue to face,” a spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a media briefing last week.
Efforts to get more aid into the war-battered region come as U.S. and Israeli leaders prepare to enter the second phase of the ceasefire agreement, which is expected to include the creation of an international security force to oversee Gaza and the disarming of Hamas.
CENTCOM is also focused on finding ways to remove the estimated 60 million tons of debris that are spread across the Gaza Strip. The coordination center has developed a map to better understand the scale and distribution of the problem, the statement said.
In addition, the center is handling the task of clearing unexploded ordnance along critical corridors to improve safety.
“While there is more work ahead, the value of coordinated action is quite clear,” Hinson said.
Trucks carrying humanitarian aid are staged at the Zikim Crossing Point in Israel on Nov. 25, 2025. U.S. Central Command said it has helped move more than 30,000 trucks worth of aid into Gaza through the U.S.-led Civil Military Coordination Center in Kiryat Gat, Israel. ( Michael Ito/U.S. Army)
