The Minister indicates that this second flight made it possible to drop “16 package“, For 16 tonnes of food. On Sunday, the A400M of the Belgian defense had made a first release, parachuting approximately 15 tonnes of humanitarian goods above Gaza. The plane, and the military detachment which accompanied it, had left Melsbroek for Jordan on Friday.
Next flight on August 6
They did not finish their job: an additional flight to parachute goods is scheduled for August 6, on Wednesday, according to the announcement of Minister N-VA. Belgium is far from being the only one to do this kind of flights since Israel has authorized access to the Palestinian sky just over a week ago: France, Germany or even the United Arab Emirates have also dropped aid packages above the Gaza Strip in recent days, from Jordan which coordinates operations.
The Gaza Strip is considered at risk of generalized famine, and the humanitarian situation is catastrophic. Despite this observation, access to humanitarian aid by road remains limited by Israeli forces. The main international organizations emphasize that the air drops are “expensive, insufficient and ineffective“, if we compare them to the possibility of reaching the enclave by truck.”If there is a political desire to authorize airlines, […] There should be a similar political will to open up the crossing points“, had recently criticized the head of the United Nations Agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini.