France makes 40 tons of food aerial to Gaza

In an interview with RFIPoítou explains that when launched from the planes, it is not possible to predict where the shipments will fall. In addition to the possibility of wounding civilians, the aid boxes can also destroy the tents of displaced people or fall into the sea, “forcing people to swim, although not all know how to swim.”

Even when help falls to the ground, the spokesman recalls that the law of the strongest prevails. “Generally, those who can reach the charges are the people in the best physical conditions. So women, elderly, orphans and people with disabilities are excluded,” he says.

The finding is shared by the United Nations Office spokeswoman for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Vanessa Huguenin. “We greeted all the efforts that are being made in order to provide help to people they need. But this is really a last resort measure because it involves risks,” he says to RFI.

For NGOs, the best solution is to send terrestrial humanitarian aid through trucks, which are more controlled and therefore less risky. “We have trucks, we have food and personal. What is missing is just a decision to reach a ceasefire,” reiterates Huguenin.

Civil death during help distributions

According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Palestinian territories, more than 1,370 people have died since May 27 during humanitarian aid distributions, most of the Israeli army shots.