Amit said that the transfer of humanitarian aid in all its forms had been allowed into Gaza for the majority of the war, and that Israel and the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), a unit of the Defense Ministry, had conducted numerous activities to facilitate the entry of aid into Gaza and to help coordinate its distribution.

This included:
1. opening new goods crossings into Gaza,
2. upgrading the roads leading to the crossings and inside Gaza itself,
3. as well as coordinating collection and distribution operations of the aid inside Gaza —
4. by humanitarian organizations operating in the territory to the civilian population.

Amit wrote that during the course of the war and the courts’ hearings on the petitions COGAT was in constant contact with the humanitarian organizations on the ground to understand the needs of the population and to improve its response to those needs.

“Throughout the hearing of the petition, we were presented with a variety of steps that the respondents were taking to help humanitarian aid reach the uninvolved civilian population in the Gaza Strip,”

These steps were taken “while balancing the State of Israel’s humanitarian obligations with operational security considerations,” including the fear that aid would be diverted by terror groups.

“In doing so, the respondents showed attentiveness to the changing reality and the needs anticipated by the aid organizations, and a willingness to become more efficient in the manner of their activities,”