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Did the air dropping of food not work out?

• globalnode 1y ago
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• coderjames 1y ago
  It has not so far. "Experts say that airdrops, another measure Israel announced, are insufficient for the immense need in Gaza and dangerous to people on the ground."[1] "[T]he airdrops have an advantage over trucks because planes can move aid to a particular location very quickly. But in terms of volume, the airdrops will be 'a supplement to, not a replacement for moving things in by ground.'"[2] The airdrops killed people when 1) the containers landed on occupied tents and, 2) containers landed in the water and people drowned attempting to retrieve the aid. Trucks can also delivery vastly larger quantities of aid substantially faster and cheaper than planes. [1] https://apnews.com/article/gaza-starvation-israel-palestinians-aid-netanyahu-war-5315b1bdf244a21790a056570bb0ae19 https://apnews.com/article/gaza-starvation-israel-palestinia... [2] https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-gaza-airdrop-humanitarian-assistance-f8bc071193f89906abf21478bc70a084 https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-gaza-airdrop-humanit...
• LorenPechtel 1y ago
  Didn't last long at all. The whole problem is Hamas is taking the aid, not that it's not getting in.
  • cypherpunks01 1y ago
    No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/world/middleeast/hamas-un-aid-theft.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/world/middleeast/hamas-un... https://archive.is/1bllc https://archive.is/1bllc
  • vortegne 1y ago
    Source?
• cm2012 1y ago
  It works fine but not at high scale. Just the math of lifting the heavy weight up is hard. Some non-profits (like Oxfam) are very against it as a purely anti-western reflex.