As much as the "hurt with one hand, help with the other" approach bothers me, I really hope this enables sufficient aid to safely reach the civilians who so desperately need it.

[–] livus@kbin.social 13 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Sorry to burst your bubble but it's technically incapable of enabling sufficient aid.

the US plan is to start with 70 trucks worth of aid and ramp it up to 100 trucks
even before the war Gaza needed about 400 trucks of aid, that was when people still had homes and hospitals
there are IDF outposts on each side of the pier meaning it could become a choke point just like the crossings
the IDF have reinvaded the North where the worst of the famine is
the closing of the Rafah crossing means famine conditions are rapidly worsening in the South as well now.
once people are actually starving, you need aid workers to distribute aid.

[–] GrymEdm@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

All too true. It hurts to see. It's also worth mentioning the sabotage/blockade of aid by Israeli protesters and that the UN says it's out of stockpiled supplies.

[–] regul@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago

sorry. spent all the aid money on pontoons