Israel has offered to allow air drops of aid into Gaza. It's a gesture towards allies who are issuing strong statements blaming Israel for starvation in Gaza.

The latest warnings on Friday 25th July from Britain, France and Germany were stark.

"We call on the Israeli government to immediately lift restrictions on the flow of aid and urgently allow the UN and humanitarian NGOs to carry out their work in order to take action against starvation. Israel must uphold its obligations under international humanitarian law."

Israel continues to insist that it places no restrictions on aid trucks entering Gaza, an assertion that is not accepted by close allies or the United Nations and other agencies active in Gaza.

In other wars I have seen aid being dropped, both from the aircraft themselves and close up on the ground as it lands.