Commentary: Air-dropping food into Gaza is a 'smokescreen' as starvation worsens

Commentary: Air-dropping food into Gaza is a 'smokescreen' as starvation worsens


CANBERRA: Israel partially lifted its aid blockade of Gaza this week in response to intensifying international pressure over the man-made famine in the devastated coastal strip. Israel has further announced daily pauses in its military strikes on Gaza and the opening of humanitarian corridors to facilitate United Nations aid deliveries. The UN emergency relief chief, Tom Fletcher, has characterised the next few days as “make or break” for humanitarian agencies trying to reach more than 2 million Gazans facing “famine-like conditions”.


Published at: 2025-07-29 22:00:00

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