Médecins Sans Frontières calls for Israel to allow for full access of aid ready to be delivered by road, saying airdrops are ‘notoriously ineffective and dangerous’
We are continuing our live coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza as international pressure on Israel to allow more aid into the territory continues to grow amid reports of widespread starvation and malnutrition.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has condemned the use of airdrops to deliver desperately needed aid to Gaza, calling the approach “futile” and “cynical”.
Jean Guy Vataux, MSF’s emergency coordinator in Gaza, called for Israel to allow for the full access of humanitarian aid that he says is ready to be delivered across the border by road.
He warned that airdrops are “notoriously ineffective and dangerous” as they can’t carry much aid and can injure (or even kill) people when they are dropped.
