Aid agencies have criticized the ongoing air drops of food and supplies into Gaza, calling them an expensive and inefficient response to the deepening humanitarian crisis. The United Nations food programme warns that almost a third of Gaza's population is going without food for days, with tens of thousands of women and children in urgent need of treatment for malnutrition. The head of the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency emphasized that land routes are far more effective and dignified, but bureaucratic and political obstacles continue to block the delivery of aid by truck. Despite Israel's recent announcement of new humanitarian corridors, details remain unclear, and aid groups stress that air drops alone cannot meet the massive needs of Gaza's population.