The United States conducted a humanitarian aid airdrop into the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip following the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks.
This aid is part of ongoing efforts to provide relief to civilians affected by the conflict.
“None of these — maritime corridors, airdrops — are an alternative to the fundamental need to move assistance through as many land crossings as possible. That’s the most efficient way to get aid in at scale,” one U.S. official said.
United States Central Command and Royal Jordanian Air Force Conduct Combined Airdrops of Humanitarian Aid Into Gaza
U.S. Central Command and the Royal Jordanian Air Force conducted a combined humanitarian assistance airdrop into Gaza on March 2, 2024, between 3:00 and 5:00 p.m.… pic.twitter.com/yiJoQTWeZW
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 2, 2024
However, critics argued that such aid may inadvertently support Hamas and prolong the conflict.
“I think I would just say that the fact that today’s airdrop was successful is an important test case to show that we can do this again in the coming days and weeks successfully,” a senior administration official stated.
“And we — our colleagues at DOD are planning additional drops. But nothing further to share there in terms of timing,” they added.
“I think, really, just to go back to what I said at the beginning, the fact that we are exploring every avenue, every channel, to get assistance into Gaza really just, I think, goes to speak to how dire and desperate the situation is there,” they said.
Critics emphasized the need for addressing the root causes of extremism and conflict in the region rather than relying on temporary aid measures.
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