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"We are not dogs," Palestinians condemn the humiliation of tracking airdropped aid in Gaza!

2025-07-28 22:53:54Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

"We are not dogs," Palestinians condemn the humiliation of tracking

In the town of Al-Zawayda in central Gaza, dozens of Palestinians rushed to receive aid boxes that were dropped from the sky on Monday.

For many, the food in these boxes will be the only meal they will eat today. But many say having no choice but to follow the airlift is an affront to their dignity.

"This aid is shameful. We are not dogs who are forced to run after aid," Ahmad Faiz Fayyad told CNN. "We would rather die of hunger with dignity than die humiliated and dirty."

Jordan and the United Arab Emirates carried out their first airdrops in Gaza over the weekend, in an effort to combat starvation in the enclave caused by Israel's blockade.

"The people who do this have no shame," Fayad said. "We want the aid to come from the ground and be distributed through institutions, so that people receive it with dignity and honor."

Fayyad said he did not collect any aid and did not want to, while dozens of others rushed to reach the boxes marked with the United Arab Emirates Red Crescent. As a crowd of people collected the boxes from the ground, gunshots were heard, causing many to panic and flee, CNN video showed.

One man said he managed to gather some flour, but it wouldn't be enough to feed his family of eight. Another elderly woman said she couldn't find food because she was almost crushed in the crowd.

Others were grateful to receive food, but said the method of airdropping aid only risked more violence.

"I received this box, thank God. It will help alleviate the hunger we are facing. Glory to God and thank you to everyone who helped us," Mohammad Al-Bara'a told CNN.

"That's enough for us, but you can see and hear what's happening - people are fighting to the death for help. There are no words to describe what you're seeing."

The United Nations has warned that delivering aid by air to Gaza is "very, very costly" and often dangerous.

"Why use air shipments when you can send hundreds of trucks across borders," Juliette Touma, a spokeswoman for the UN's main agency for Palestinian refugees, told CNN last week. "It's much easier, more effective, faster, cheaper and safer."


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