Israel says it will open routes to allow aid convoys into Gaza

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

Israel says it will open routes to allow aid convoys into Gaza

27 July 2025

Ruth Comerford
BBC News

Israel's military says it will open humanitarian corridors to allow aid convoys into the Gaza Strip, after weeks of mounting international pressure and warnings of starvation.

In a statement on Sunday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) also announced what it called a "local tactical pause in military activity" for humanitarian purposes in three areas.

It came after Israel said it made an airdrop of aid into Gaza of "seven packages of aid containing flour, sugar and canned food".

There have been growing calls for Israel to let more aid into Gaza following months of limited supply to the territory's two million people. Israel denied what it called "the false claim of deliberate starvation" in Gaza.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/ckg42k37e2pt

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1. We'll see. They haven't been trustworthy so far to stop the ethnic cleansing.

[lark]

2. Yes, they will open routes and kill anyone who tries to access them.

"It was all Hamas" Israel will say while killing tons of women and children and gloating about it.

[AloeVera]

3. Nothing but a PR stunt. Here's what will happen.

Former UNRWA spokesperson calls for Gaza’s land crossings to be open ’24/7′
Former UNRWA spokesperson Chris Gunness says Israel announced its “tactical pauses” for humanitarian purposes because the “horses of genocide and ethnic cleansing” have left the stables.

“Gaza’s land borders must immediately be opened 24/7, making these undignified airdrops unnecessary. Let’s not forget that over 100 people have been starved to death by Israel. [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu must face international justice for the crime of starvation,” Gunness told Al Jazeera.

Gunness explained that Israel implements “huge obstacles” to the UN and other aid agencies.

“Israel has shown itself, time and time again, to say it’s going to be letting in aid. Then of course, it gets delayed, they get rerouted, the convoys get shot at. Once they arrive, the warehouses and the food distribution services and centres have been destroyed and damaged by Israel,” he added.

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/liveblog/2025/7/27/live-israel-intercepts-gaza-bound-handala-5-palestinians-starve-to-death

A ten-hour "tactical pause" is useless when the conditions are so horrible. It's a fig-leaf at best, an evil charade at worst.

Further, it takes 160 air drops to provide a single meal for the entire population.