France sending aid to Gaza to address ‘revolting’ food crisis: Top diplomat
France is sending four flights, each carrying 10 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Gaza, according to French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot.
Speaking to Franceinfo, Barrot said the “emergency aid” is “still not sufficient” to address the “revolting” crisis unfolding in Gaza.
As we reported earlier, at least two more babies and one young man have died of hunger in Gaza, bringing the total number of hunger-related deaths there since the start of the war to 154.
2 trucks of aid, 600 needed daily.
Germany to provide more funds for Gaza: Top diplomat
Germany will provide an additional 5 million euros ($5.7m) in aid for Gaza’s civilian population, Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has announced during his visit to Israel and the occupied West Bank.
Berlin also plans to help fund a field hospital in Gaza City operated by the Order of Malta.
The German top diplomat called on Israel to restore close cooperation with the UN on aid delivery, saying the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza “is now so great that it is not justified to create further obstacles”.
German army starts aid drops over Gaza
Germany’s Bundeswehr armed forces have started dropping aid supplies over Gaza, starting with two Luftwaffe flights carrying almost 14 tonnes of supplies, according to the German Defence Ministry.
“The flights can only make a very small contribution to providing those affected on the ground with the bare essentials,” Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said, adding that he expected Israel to “ensure comprehensive humanitarian supplies” for people in the enclave.
Humanitarian aid packages are airdropped over Gaza, as seen from Israel, on August 1
More deflection theater, together with France that's 4% of the daily needs, and it looks like they're just talking about a one off PR event... Not even daily flights.
Anyway 14 tons is less than a single truck which carries avg 20 tons. (In the context of Gaza, The Times of Israel reported that over 2,000 tons of aid were delivered in 103 trucks. This means the average capacity of those trucks was around 20 tons)
