The declared goals of the war were the destruction of Hamas' military power, the removal of the security threat from the Gaza Strip to Israel and the return of its kidnapped hostages.

Initially, Israel declared the imposition of a complete blockade on Gaza, under which water, food and humanitarian equipment would not be allowed to enter.

However, following international pressure, Israel allowed the entry of trucks carrying humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip from Egypt through the Rafah crossing.

[31] Two weeks after the start of the war on October 21, Israel allowed the entry of about twenty trucks carrying humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip from Egypt through the Rafah crossing.

[32] On October 31, United States President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to increase the number of trucks that could enter the Gaza Strip to about 100 a day.

[34] The quantities that were dropped by the United States and other countries were small compared to what the Gazan population needed to avoid malnutrition, dehydration, and disease.

[36][37] On 21 December 2023, Israeli activists attempted to block the Kerem Shalom crossing to prevent humanitarian aid from entering the Gaza Strip.

[40] Beginning on January 24, 2024, the "Tsav 9" movement led the blockade of the aid trucks at the Kerem Shalom crossing intended to bring humanitarian equipment into the Gaza Strip, The group blocked shipments in protest of the aid being brought into the Gaza Strip before the captured hostages were returned to their homes, and claiming that the terrorist organization Hamas was taking over the shipment contents to meet the needs of its operatives while fighting against IDF soldiers.

[15][42] On January 28, Israeli security forces prevented protest groups from blocking the crossing, allowing several trucks to enter Gaza.

[43] Following the bypassing of the checkpoints, Major General of the Southern Command Yaron Finkelman decided to expand the restricted military area in such a way that it would prevent the protesters' access to the Kerem Shalom crossing.

[69] On February 19, the blockades continued at the Nitzana crossing, with reports stating that humanitarian aid entering Gaza had experienced a "clear decline" since the start of the month.

[72] Reports that were released in mid-March 2024 stated that Israeli border officers had allowed protesters to disrupt humanitarian aid convoys for weeks at the Kerem Shalom crossing.

However, at the end of February 2024 it was reported that due to mounting international pressures and condemnation they created a restricted military zone around the border crossings.

[75] In early May 2024, Israeli settlers attacked a humanitarian aid shipment traveling to the Erez crossing, according to the Jordanian Foreign Ministry.

[9][10] On May 15, some activists blocked a truck they believed was carrying aid to the Gaza Strip, set its tires on fire, and threw stones at it.

We are opposed to violence of any kind and harm to the members of the security forces", and announced that they were "maintaining a renewed preparation for the continuation of the activity".

[2] The head of the Binyamin Council, Israel Gantz, condemned the violence of the activists in addition to the rabbi of the Kochav HaShahar settlement.

[81][82] On May 19, dozens of Israelis gathered in Evyatar, stopped a Palestinian truck that they suspected was transporting aid to the Gaza Strip, and vandalized its equipment.

The publication claims that the organization's operatives received advance information about the route the aid trucks planned to take by employees of the crossings' authority, as well as by soldiers and policemen.

[86] In June 2024, the Palestine Red Crescent Society stated Israel was blocking humanitarian aid from entering through the Rafah crossing, in violation of ICJ orders.

[87] On June 13, the Commissioner of Israel Police Kobi Shabtai informed Attorney General of Israel Gali Baharav-Miara that the Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, had directly instructed his Deputy Commissioner Superintendent Avshalom Peled, to refrain from providing security for the aid convoys to the Gaza Strip.

[88] The actions to stop the aid trucks drew condemnations from the governments of the United States, Jordan, Great Britain, and Germany.

[90] On May 23, 2024, Facebook removed videos and posts published by the Tsav 9 movement on the grounds of "organized harm and promotion of crime" and blocked the possibility of re-publishing the account and its content.