The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the parachuting of 40 tonnes of food on Gaza this Friday. Humanitarian associations point to an expensive, not very targeted and likely to create riots.
While malnutrition reaches alarming levels in the Gaza Strip, that the unbearable images of Famelic Gazalic Children are arouse the turmoil worldwide, France announced the drop from this Friday of 40 tonnes of food in the enclave. Four planes are expected to parachute these foodstuffs and medical supplies from Jordan. A logistical choice that crystallizes the criticisms of several humanitarian associations: they judge this method partly ineffective.
On the one hand, this process of routing by air – in addition to being very expensive – would not make it possible to send all the necessary goods. According to an action manager against hunger (ACF), “Therapeutic food for children, petrol or water, goods that are extremely important in Gaza cannot be transmitted by the air”. In addition, the quantities shipped remain very limited compared to the capacity of trucks, deplores Amande Bazerolle…