aid airdrops

What I saw from the open hatch of an aid plane over Gaza

Anonymous 13 October 2025

A personal narrative from aboard a Jordanian plane. Read more about What I saw from the open hatch of an aid plane over Gaza

A boy holds out his hands to show the camera pieces of grain he has collected from the ground

Swimming into the sea for aid

Khaled Al-Qershali 18 September 2025

Airdrops are “useless” and “dangerous,” with packages spilling open and falling in unpredictable spots, even the sea. Read more about Swimming into the sea for aid

A man holds the body of a child, wrapped in a white burial shroud. Two men walk alongside him

Israel escalates destruction of Gaza City

Nora Barrows-Friedman 22 August 2025

Quadcopters are being used to encircle residential blocks and coerce civilians into fleeing under armed threat, rights group reports. Read more about Israel escalates destruction of Gaza City

A man in a press vest looks down at the damage after an airstrike. There are shrapnel holes in the wall beside him.

Israel hunts, then kills, Anas Al-Sharif in Gaza City

Nora Barrows-Friedman 15 August 2025

More than 230 Palestinians in Gaza, including 106 children, have starved to death. Read more about Israel hunts, then kills, Anas Al-Sharif in Gaza City

A Palestinian man pushes a bicycle in front of a bombed-out building

Airdrops kill starving people with rotten food

Nora Barrows-Friedman 8 August 2025

Catastrophic blood shortage in Gaza means treatable, small wounds are fatal. Read more about Airdrops kill starving people with rotten food

Boys sit on the burned-out shell of a car. In the background are some tents and destroyed buildings.

Israel abducted starving children at Gaza "aid" sites, then tortured them

Nora Barrows-Friedman 1 August 2025

1,200 Palestinian elders have died from Israel’s starvation policy. Read more about Israel abducted starving children at Gaza "aid" sites, then tortured them

A backdrop of clouds and small black packages with parachutes attached being dropped from the back of an airplane.

How a new vocabulary is emerging in the genocide

Yousef Alnono 1 July 2025

On the street in Gaza City and at an airdrop site, a writer learns how language is changing in Gaza. Read more about How a new vocabulary is emerging in the genocide

A child holds a water jug that receives water from a black pail

Life’s essentials still out of reach

Donya Ahmad Abu Sitta 6 August 2024

Airdrops deliver chocolate and sugar to Gaza while most struggle to access water and food. Read more about Life’s essentials still out of reach

Aid to Gaza suspended after Israel murders World Central Kitchen workers

Tamara Nassar 3 April 2024

Aid charity coordinated with Israeli army. Read more about Aid to Gaza suspended after Israel murders World Central Kitchen workers

A boat is seen in a body water

What’s the real purpose of Biden’s Gaza port?

Tamara Nassar 14 March 2024

Palestinians in Gaza suspicious of US-Israeli maritime corridor. Read more about What’s the real purpose of Biden’s Gaza port?