As some Palestinian families received boxes of aid delivered by airdrop, a method both they and aid groups said was risky and inadequate, a hunger monitor warned on Tuesday (July 28) that a worst-case scenario of famine is unfolding in Gaza.

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Humanitarian aid airdrops over Gaza have been met with criticism from residents and aid organisations, who argue that the provisions are insufficient and the method is dangerous. Families report that the aid does not meet their needs, and incidents have occurred where packages have caused damage or sparked conflict among recipients.

The situation in Gaza has deteriorated, with hunger-related deaths rising and international agencies warning of a potential famine. Aid groups and the United Nations stress that land crossings are essential for delivering adequate relief, as airdrops are considered costly and largely symbolic. The ongoing conflict and restrictions on aid have contributed to a mounting humanitarian crisis.

Inside an aid package dropped from the sky over Gaza

This box of provisions fell from the sky over Gaza, and is meant to feed Amal Abu Asi's family. It's a humiliation, the mother of three says, and not enough. Her children are hungry and unhealthy and can't remember eggs, meat and fruit. The IPC hunger monitor said on Tuesday famine is unfolding in Gaza, where Israel has placed severe restrictions on aid. Faced with a mounting international outcry, Israel on Sunday announced humanitarian pauses in its military campaign and assistance for those wanting to conduct airdrops. But aid groups say airdrops are ineffective, costly and tokenistic. Abu Asi wants aid to come in as it used to, via trucks through the border. This package isn't even worth us running after it and dying for. They fall on people's tents, their homes. People fight each other, hold knives. It's just not worth it. If it was, we'd say yes and drop them. No, we're against this. I speak for myself and the whole Gaza Strip. Gaza health authorities have been reporting more people dying from hunger-related causes. The total stood at 147 on Tuesday, among them 88 children, most of whom died in the last few weeks. This was Samer Abdel-Jaber of the UN's World Food Programme. Especially now, we're talking about catastrophic levels of needs. So the only way to bring in scale is actually the use of the land crossings. The airdrops can also be dangerous, as Mohamed Aboul Ainain found at his home in Gaza City. What happened is that the parachute fell on the roof. It damaged the roof. People attacked the house. This is not the way to distribute aid. The old way was, we would receive a text message to get an aid coupon. People attacked us for the sake of an aid parcel. People are hungry. Faris Zahir's kids watch him unpack another box. It's not enough for a family of eight, he says. But the alternatives are fraught with danger. The UN estimates that Israeli forces have killed more than 1,000 people seeking food supplies, most of them near the militarised distribution sites of the US- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, or GHF. The GHF says it has distributed over 96 million meals since late May. We want something safer for us and our children, Zahir says. The IPC alert raised the prospect that the man-made starvation crisis in Gaza could be formally classified as a famine, and that could pressure Israel to let in more food. Israel has denied pursuing a policy of starvation. Gaza hit another grim milestone on Tuesday. As the death toll from the conflict with Israel passed 60,000 people, according to the enclave's health authorities. Palestinian officials and rescue workers believe thousands more bodies are buried under the rubble.

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