Parachuting aid is expensive and inefficient, experts say, noting that at least five people in Gaza were killed in airdrop accidents last year.

As starvation rises in Gaza, prompting global outrage, Israel’s military said it would restart airborne aid delivery there and make land deliveries less dangerous.

Several aid groups say dropping food from the air onto densely populated Gaza is a risk to civilian lives.

Air dropping is a controversial method of aid distribution which has been described by charities as a last resort for Gaza

Airdropping is a controversial method of aid distribution which has been described by charities as a last resort for Gaza

Parachuting aid is expensive and inefficient, experts say, noting that at least five people in Gaza were killed in airdrop accidents last year.

Obtaining humanitarian aid can be difficult and dangerous, and though some essentials are available at markets, they are prohibitively expensive for many Gazans.