airdrop
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“We have to perform the airdrop as a surprise, so people don’t gather below,” Phille said earlier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2025
The UK has been involved in previous efforts to airdrop aid into Gaza – a method aid agencies have cautioned is an inefficient way to deliver supplies.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2025
This was the largest coalition airdrop of the war: 14 aircraft from nine nations delivering 10 tonnes of aid.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2024
Following the violence, the United States announced plans to build a temporary pier in Gaza to bring in food by sea and joined with other countries to airdrop food into the isolated north.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
On May 6,1 set up a base camp on the ice cap just northeast of the Thumb and waited for the airdrop.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
Israel said 120 lorry loads were collected from crossings on Sunday during the first daily 10-hour "tactical pause" in military operations, and that Jordan and the United Arab Emirates airdropped 28 packages of food.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2025
The United States, France and others have airdropped tens of thousands of military-style meals into Gaza, but those deliveries have fallen far short of the 6.6 million meals that are needed each day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2024
“The issue of aid is brutal and no one accepts it,” said another resident, Momen Mahra, claiming that most airdropped aid falls into the sea.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 9, 2024
The authorities in Gaza said at least five Palestinians were killed and several others were wounded on Friday after packages of humanitarian aid that had been airdropped fell on them in Gaza City.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2024
Then adds, “A few years back, I remember hearing about a stranded cruise ship. They airdropped them Spam and Pop-Tarts. I don’t know about you, but I’d rather have MoonPies.”
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
The result is that an average food delivery by truck costs $180 per ton, while airdropping is a whopping $16,000 per ton, according to a U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2025
The United States and other countries have begun airdropping aid in recent days, but humanitarian groups say such efforts are costly and insufficient.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2024
The US Air Force has released footage of American cargo planes airdropping humanitarian aid into northern Gaza.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2024
Jordan began airdropping aid in November and has completed more than a dozen missions since, largely to resupply its field hospitals in Gaza.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
She told the Associated Press that first responders were using “every tactic imaginable” to contain the blaze, including airdropping fire retardant.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 9, 2022
