The White House is exploring the possibility of airdropping aid from U.S. military planes into Gaza as deliveries by land become increasingly difficult, four U.S. officials said.
The fact the Biden administration is even considering such a move underscores the growing concern within the White House about the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, especially in the north where there is a growing threat of starvation, U.S. officials said.
"The situation is really bad.
We are unable to get enough aid [in] by truck so we need desperate measures like airdrops," one U.S. official said.
The administration was skeptical of such an idea early in the war, but support for it has been growing, the official said, especially as humanitarian groups struggle to get aid to northern Gaza by land due to the security situation and the Israeli restrictions.
The warming to the idea comes after Jordan conducted several rounds of aid airdrops in Gaza.
Its most recent drops were done with the cooperation of Egypt and France.
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