Activists working for the release of IDF soldier Gilad Shalit are less than pleased with the IDF�s statistics. Military officials, who are seeking to allay the fears of the international community, released humanitarian aid statistics to prove assistance continues to flow into Hamas-controlled Gaza despite the embargo. Shalit activists are calling for a tighter embargo, one that will bring Hamas to its knees as a result of an outcry from the population.

IDF officials report that in the past week, 533 trucks carrying basic supplies crossed into Gaza, bringing a total of over 13 tons of goods. This is in addition to 832 tons of cooking gas and 1.3 million liters of diesel fuel.

(Yechiel Spira � YWN Israel)