Airdrops

Israel to halt airdrops ahead of Gaza City offensive as Red Cross calls mass evacuation ‘impossible’

Israel is set to halt airdrops over Gaza City and reduce the entry of relief trucks ahead of a major offensive, a source told CNN, as the Red Cross warned that Israeli plans for mass evacuation were “impossible.” Israel is preparing to fully capture Gaza’s biggest city after nearly two years of war, despite warnings …

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Egypt Independent August 30, 2025

Aid airdrops into Gaza are “100 times more costly” than land routes, UNRWA says

Dropping aid into Gaza from the sky is 100 times more expensive than delivering it in trucks via land routes, the head of UNRWA, the main United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, said Friday. “Airdrops are at least 100 times more costly than trucks. Trucks carry twice as much aid as planes,” Philippe Lazzarini wrote …

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Egypt Independent August 3, 2025

Egyptian Air Force continues airdrops of humanitarian aid into Northern Gaza

The Egyptian Air Force continued carrying out its daily sorties throughout April 7, 8 and 9 to drop tens of tons of humanitarian and relief aid from Egypt and Jordan to the Palestinians in light of the unprecedented humanitarian crisis that the residents of the Gaza Strip are suffering from. The Egyptian Armed Forces said …

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Egypt Independent April 11, 2024

Biden announces US airdrops of humanitarian assistance into Gaza

CNN — The United States will begin air dropping food aid to the people of Gaza, President Joe Biden announced Friday, as the humanitarian crisis deepens and Israel continues to resist opening additional land crossings to allow more assistance into the war-torn strip. Speaking in the Oval Office, Biden said the US would be “pulling …

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Egypt Independent March 3, 2024

US looking into possible airdrops of aid into Gaza, officials say

CNN — The United States is looking into possible airdrops of aid into Gaza as the humanitarian crisis there deepens and assistance fails to reach the people in the war-torn strip, two US officials told CNN on Wednesday. US officials have consistently said much more must be done in order for critically needed assistance to reach those in Gaza, where more …

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Egypt Independent March 1, 2024