A bird’s-eye view of Gaza revealed many buildings flattened, others poised to collapse or reduced to rubble by Israeli attacks that began after the Hamas attack
As one C-130 aircraft of the US Air Force was flying over the Gaza Strip to drop humanitarian aid to Palestinians at risk of starvation, signs of life were scant among the rubble in the Palestinian enclave.
The aircraft descended to 3,000 feet above the Mediterranean Sea and the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
The view of Gaza from above revealed many flattened buildingsothers ready to collapse or turned into rubble due to the Israeli attacks that began after Hamas attack on Israel on October 7.
The US military announced thatthrew away more than 27,000 “equivalent meals” and nearly 26,000 bottles of water yesterdayTuesday, in northern Gaza, where according to humanitarian organizations the needs are greatest.
However, these meals cover only a fraction of the needs of the 2.3 million Palestinians in the Gaza Stripwhere, according to the UN, at least 576,000 people are on the verge of starvation.
Aid organizations report that airdrops of humanitarian aid are less effective than overland transportwhile it is almost impossible to ensure that the supplies that drop are distributed to those most in need.
“The food and other emergency aid going into Gaza, as we all know, is desperately needed. The’re is no doubt”said Gus Lerke, representative of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aid, yesterday.
“What is important to emphasize again and again–and I apologize if I sound like a broken record— but (airdrops) are not a substitute for ground transportation of food and other emergency aid to Gaza and especially northern Gaza. They cannot replace them”he emphasized himself.
Source :Skai
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