German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius approved humanitarian airdrops over the Gaza Strip by the country's air forces.
“The population of Gaza needs the most basic needs,” said Pistorius in a statement released on Wednesday (13).
“We want to do our part to ensure they have access to food and medicine. The German Armed Forces will provide two Hercules transport aircraft, each capable of carrying up to 18 tons of cargo,” he said.
According to a statement published by the German Ministry of Defense, Pistorius signed an order to authorize the mission. He said airdrops of aid could begin as early as the end of the week.
For context: Although airdrops avoid the often rigorous and time-consuming cargo searches carried out at ground checkpoints, aid agencies say the disadvantages of this method far outweigh the benefits: they are more expensive, have limited delivery capacity and can result in chaos.
“Aid workers always say that airdrops are good photo opportunities but a terrible way to deliver aid,” according to Richard Gowan, director of the United Nations International Crisis Group.
Source: CNN Brasil
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