President Biden’s aid announcement aside, humanitarian experts warn that many obstacles need to be overcome before Gazans will see any succor.
Humanitarian aid provided by the United Nations is loaded onto a UAE military-transport aircraft at Dubai International Airport before departure for Cairo on Thursday. The announcement that President Biden has secured a deal to allow aid into Gaza has been hailed as a humanitarian breakthrough — but it still faces steep hurdles to reach the Palestinians in need.
Low level aid diversion is common in active war zones, and international donors have threatened to stop the flow of aid in countries such as Syria and Ethiopia, only after the practice becomes long-standing. But it is unusual for the threshold for diversion to be set so low even before the trucks depart from their warehouses.
One of the biggest questions remains whether fuel will be allowed on the trucks. Without its regular deliveries, Gaza’s last operational power plant went dark last week, robbing the enclave of regular electricity. Hospitals across Gaza have struggled to keep the lights on with diesel-powered generators, and doctors warn that a total blackout would be a death sentence for patients on life support, in the operating theater or to newborns in their incubators.
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