MSF addresses the cynical use of air drops to deliver humanitarian aid in Gaza

“Using airdrops for the delivery of humanitarian aid is a futile initiative that smacks of cynicism. The roads are there, the trucks are there, the food and medicine are there, everything is ready to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza just a few kilometers away. All that is needed is for Israeli authorities to decide to facilitate its arrival – expedite the clearance procedures, allow the entry of goods at scale, and coordinate to permit safe collection and delivery. Only then can we begin to resolve the starvation we are seeing" says Jean-Guy Vataux, MSF emergency coordinator in Gaza.