Politico: The airdrop reveals the Biden administration’s weakness towards the Netanyahu government. Former USAID humanitarian aid coordinator Dave Harden said, “We appear 100% weak,” adding that administration officials are only doing this to feel good about themselves.
Senator Chris Van Hollen - a Democrat who supports Biden's decision - said that what can be provided by aircraft alone is "a drop in the bucket of what is needed" The newspaper says that the United States has many ways to influence Israeli actions, not the least of which is considering adapting military aid to Israel.