Israel-Gaza War, Humanitarian Aid

US airdrops more aid from Jordan on Gazan civilians

This airdrop includes "approximately 5,280 pounds of food, including rice, flour, pasta, and canned food" for Gazan civilians in the northern Strip.

Humanitarian aid from Jordan. Destination: Northern Gaza Strip. (Photo: US Central Command)

The US conducted another airdrop of aid today (Tuesday) into the Northern Gaza Strip, dropping "approximately 5,280 pounds of food, including rice, flour, pasta, and canned food" to ensure the continued provision of the civilian population there.

In addition to these airdrops, which are coordinated with the IDF and additional countries, the US is also working on building a temporary port off of the Gaza coast, with the aim of providing far larger amounts of aid to the Gazan civilians.

Opinions are divided as to the efficacy and value of the port effort.

European diplomats are saying behind closed doors that President Biden's plan to establish a temporary port near the Gaza Strip to massively increase aid to Gazan civilians won't be enough, according to Kann 11 News reporter Roi Kais.

According to the report, the diplomats believe the aid route is too slow and insufficient to provide for the million and a half Gazan civilians in need of regular provision of food and other supplies.

Yigal Carmon, President of Arab media translation organization MEMRI and an observer of the Middle East for decades, argues in a daily brief that President Biden's proposal to build a temporary port off the Gaza coast to provide Palestinians with aid is a "miracle."

He also argued that the project will help reduce civilian casualties during any operation in Rafah, since the civilian population will now move to the port area rather than Hamas-controlled areas to get needed aid.

Defense Minister Gallant also expressed his enthusiastic support for the port initiative, saying that it would help to weaken Hamas by denying it a means of leverage over the population.

Others are more skeptical of the effort, especially due to the technical problems and danger involved. Maritime expert and observer Sal Mercogliano posted a thread on X/Twitter explaining the many hurdles Biden's port plan would face.


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