Even the US has started airdropping MREs (military meals ready to eat) onto Gaza’s southwestern beaches. But such drops are risky and only address a tiny pittance of the need. — AFP
THE humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza is far too serious to remain unresolved as Israel and Hamas play chicken with negotiations over a temporary ceasefire.
While Palestinian families eat leaves, grind animal feed to make bread, and babies die from malnutrition, Israel and Hamas are dawdling over finalising a United States-backed plan for a humanitarian ceasefire that would permit a partial hostage release – and a surge of humanitarian aid into Gaza.
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