Despite Israel being fully entitled to defend itself and pursue its effort to wipe out Hamas, there is no arguing that the situation in the Gaza Strip has reached the point of being a humanitarian crisis for the civilians living there. It’s true that the vast majority of them almost certainly supported Hamas and hate Israel, but if nothing else, the conditions the Gazans are existing under have turned into a public relations nightmare for Netanyahu. Yes, bad things happen in war, but with the White House now demanding more equitable treatment of Gaza’s residents, something needs to be done. Joe Biden has determined that part of the “something” in question will be U.S. airdrops of aid into the Strip and that’s not an unreasonable approach at this point. But how this relief will be handled will be critical. (Associated Press)
Biden said the airdrops will be coordinated with Jordan,…
