Gaza aid airdrop: Why delivering food from the air is controversial - BBC News

Aid agencies see airdrops as an ineffective way of delivering assistance to people in desperate need.

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The US says it airdropped 36,000 meals into northern Gaza on Tuesday in co-ordination with Jordan - the second such joint mission in recent days.

It came a day after the World Health Organization said children were dying of starvation in the north, where an estimated 300,000 Palestinians are living with little food or clean water.

But the strategy has sparked considerable discussion, with humanitarian organisations saying it cannot meet the soaring needs.

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