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Humiliating airdrops

No.

21919

Date

31 July, 2025

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Original Social Media Post

""Airdrops are humiliating." [comral reporters in Gaza have documented the airdrop operations taking place in the besieged Strip. People in Gaza, along with international humanitarian organizations, are calling for an end to the siege and the full opening of border crossings to allow life-saving aid to enter and be properly distributed. Many have described the focus on airdrops as a "grotesque distraction," as the starvation crisis continues to worsen. Jordan, Egypt, and the UAE have been permitted to carry out airdrop operations-an approach condemned as "costly, inefficient, and dangerous," with UNRWA warning that the drops can even result in the deaths of starving civilians. The humanitarian situation in Gaza has been labeled catastrophic, with at least 151 people dying from Israeli-enforced starvation, including 89 children. In addition, over 1,200 people have been killed while attempting to reach aid distribution points run by the US- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation." - Source

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Event Notes

Israel's "humanitarian pause" masquerade

Around 10:30 pm, the IDF's official social media accounts announced its plan to enact a "humanitarian pauses" across humanitarian zones in Gaza to "improve the humanitarian response in Gaza" by carrying out aerial airdrops of aid, while also explicitly denying in the same post any claims of starvation in Gaza.

Israel's first airdrop was carried out late night, fell on top of tents and injured around 11 people.

At 8:40 am the next morning, the IDF published a map laying out supposedly safe areas where its "tactical pause in military activity will take place for humanitarian purposes from 10:00 to 20:00" starting Sunday.

In total contrast to these official announcements, the IDF continued bombing and shooting civilians across the Gaza Strip including in the areas that are supposed to be safe, namely Al-Mawasi, Deir al-Balah, and Gaza City.

Israel killed at least 20 aid seekers on Sunday, while simultaneously not restricting the flow of aid through land crossings. Not a single truck entered from the south, whereas no more than 10 entered from the north, where 7 aid seekers were killed.

Israel also killed at least 16 people in areas inside its so-called “humanitarian pause” zone.

List of Israeli attacks on aid seekers:

  • GHF Netzarim / Wadi Gaza: 13 killed, including 4 children and a woman -▪️North: aid seekers massacred at the Zikim Crossing: 7 killed including at least one child

List of Israeli massacres of people inside supposedly safe zones: -▪️Al-Mawasi: 7 killed

  • Deir al-Balah: 4 killed in a tent strike
  • Al-Rimal: 5 killed, a mother and her four children

July 28:

On the second day of the humanitarian pause, journalists reported that airdrops fell mostly on areas where the IDF was positioned—kill zones for Palestinians. Meanwhile, Israel continuing restricting the entry of aid trucks except for propaganda purposes.

Late in the evening, Israeli troops perpetrated two aid massacres one in southern Gaza and another by targeting tribal groups securing aid entry from North Gaza.

July 29:

For the third day in a row, Israel only allowed a minimal number of trucks through pre-determined routes allowing the aid to get looted.

The details for each video come from social media. None of it has been verified.