By Mohammed Hussein
When Netanyahu announced to the world, “Whoever wants to carry out airdrops in Gaza, go ahead,” many imagined those planes would bring life to the hungry. But what happens on the ground is a very different story—a story of blood, chaos, and fear.
When the planes circle overhead and begin releasing boxes, it isn’t the poor families who reach them first—it’s the gangs and mafias. They know exactly where the drops will land; they arrive before anyone else, their faces burnt by the sun, armed with pistols, knives, and machetes.
The first box falls, and they raise their weapons at the crowd: “Come closer and you’ll be killed!” Some people back away, but hunger drives others to charge forward. That’s when the earth turns into a battleground.
Sometimes people rush the boxes before the gangs get them. Some are crushed under the stampede; others are trampled to death. Every box is tied up with thick ropes that need a knife or blade to cut open, so people come armed with sharp tools. But those tools quickly turn from a way to open aid crates into weapons used to stab and slash one another.
Anyone who manages to grab a bag of flour or a tine of food instantly becomes a target. They’re stabbed or attacked from behind, and whatever they carry is ripped away before they can take a few steps.
Sometimes the boxes fall directly onto tents or fragile homes, killing whoever is beneath. Instead of saving lives, they end them.
In the end, the aid never reaches the starving. It falls into the hands of the gangs, who divide the loot and later sell it in markets for prices only the rich can afford.
The airdrops, presented as acts of humanity, turn into yet another chapter of killing and chaos in Gaza. Even the food falling from the sky comes drenched in blood.
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