“While we are grateful to all countries that are sending aid by air, this will not resolve the crisis; on the contrary, it has caused civilian casualties and damage,” PNGO Net director Amjad al-Shawa explained.

In statements to the Safa news agency, Al-Shawa asserted that ground deliveries represent the most effective and least harmful method.

The activist reiterated the need to intensify international pressure on Israel to force it to reopen the crossings, allow the entry of essential goods, and ensure a large flow.

He noted that the residents of the Strip are now confined “in a very densely populated area, increasing fears that airdrops could cause casualties.”

This weekend, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Jordan conducted several aid drops to mitigate the humanitarian crisis in that coastal enclave.

Given the wave of condemnations, the government of that country announced a daily “tactical pause” on Saturday to allow the entry of urgent aid, a measure widely criticized by far-right Israeli sectors.

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