US Central Command says it used a USAF C-130 and US Army soldiers specialized in aerial delivery of humanitarian assistance supplies to drop ~6,000 pounds (~2,700 kg) of food into northern Gaza today.
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For fucks sake, cut the crap and open land routes. UNRWA was delivering 1000 times that amount of food per day. (200 15 Ton trucks per day) WTF , Is Biden going to throw paper towels next?
@mikeblake@w7voa What kills me is that the US absolutely has the logistical and technical capacity to run a large scale airdrop effort providing total relief to North Gaza. If all Biden was willing to do is airdrops, he could do it effectively. A US C-130 can hold between 17,000 and 18,000 Humanitarian Daily Rations. You don't need to use pallets and parachutes either, they're meant to survive direct airdrop. You just load them into giant open top boxes and let them dump out the back.
@Infoseepage@w7voa Yes, its ridiculous to be showboating about a single plane. There was an earlier article , ill try to find it, explaining how trucks by land is the most effective and efficient way of fighting famine, and that UNRWA already has the infrastructure and logistics to handle delivering 500 trucks a day.
@mikeblake@w7voa There is also the rubble built jetty which WCK built just north of the Netzarim Corridor road. WCK has already shown it is capable of landing hundreds of tons a day. The US has no need for this stupid floating pier. Barges towed in from Cyprus would do it. North Gaza needs 200+ tons a day. Road or sea would be most efficient, but air drop IS feasible and the need is immediate. Dozens of people have starved to death already and the whole population is at risk per the IPC report.