China News Service, March 12 (Xinhua) Recently, artillery fire has continued in the Gaza Strip, the humanitarian crisis has intensified, and the US government's Gaza policy has also been widely criticized.

The measure proposed by the United States to build a temporary terminal to provide aid to Gaza was criticized as "too little, too late." A former US official further pointed out that the so-called aid was just to "cover up the large-scale failure of the Biden administration's (Gaza) policies."

Data map: People flee their homes in the Hamad neighborhood of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. 

"Too little, too late"

　　According to Palestinian media reports, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East recently stated in a statement that hunger is everywhere in Gaza and "despite repeated appeals, land assistance has been refused."

　　Not long ago, the United States began airdropping aid to Gaza, but the amount was far from enough.

CNN stated that the U.S. airdrops are like "a drop of water falling into the ocean." The thousands of meals dropped by the U.S. Air Force at one time are far from enough to feed the more than 2 million people in Gaza.

　　Richard Gaughan, United Nations program director at the International Crisis Group, posted on social media, "Airdrops are a great photo opportunity, but they are the worst form of aid."

　　In addition to airdrops, US President Biden also recently announced that the US military will build a temporary dock on the Mediterranean coast of Gaza to provide maritime humanitarian assistance.

But the offshore terminal will take at least a month or up to two months to be completed and fully operational.

　　The British "Guardian" reported that the head of the charity "ActionAid" said, "The sea route will take several weeks to build, and we are talking about people who are starving. Children are dying of hunger."

　　"Thousands of people will die of hunger and disease within 60 days," Khalid Judi, director of the Palestine Program at the Middle East Institute in Washington, wrote on social media platform X.

　　The New York Times also quoted aid experts as saying that even after it is completed, the sea terminal "will not be enough to alleviate the suffering of residents in the area."

　　"The Guardian" pointedly pointed out, "(Building docks to provide aid) is too little, too late for Palestinians facing hunger."

　　Aid agencies such as Doctors Without Borders have called on the United States to focus on pressuring Israel to open up road transport.

"This is not a logistical issue; this is a political issue," said Avril Benoit, U.S. executive director of Doctors Without Borders.

Data map: US President Biden.

Photo by China News Service reporter Chen Mengtong

Sending aid and bombs is "ridiculous"

　　"The Pentagon is doing both at the same time."

　　The New York Times commented on the behavior of the United States in its report.

Senior Biden administration officials said the United States will continue to provide Israel with munitions for military operations in Gaza while working to provide humanitarian aid to bombed Palestinians, the newspaper reported.

　　In an interview on the 9th, Biden said that Israel’s attack on the southern Gaza city of Rafah was his “red line” for Netanyahu, but then he said, “Without a red line, I will never abandon Israel.”

　　On the one hand, it is providing a drop in the bucket to aid Gaza, and on the other hand, it is sending war machines to Israel.

This contradictory behavior of the United States has been questioned by the outside world.

　　According to Al Jazeera, Palestinian-American analyst Badal said Biden’s humanitarian port plan is “ridiculous” and that “any flashy move” cannot hide the fact that the US government continues to support and arm Israel.

　　According to CNN, Mahmoud Chalabi, a senior project manager at the non-governmental organization Medical Aid Palestinians (MAP), said that some of the meals in the airdrop packages require microwaves, and "we don't even have electricity now."

　　The Council on American-Islamic Relations also posted on social media platforms that the United States should not "send thousands of bombs and billions of dollars" to the Israeli government while providing humanitarian aid.

　　It is difficult for aid to reach people, but arms have actually taken more lives.

According to the latest statistics from the health department in the Gaza Strip, since the outbreak of the current round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip have killed more than 31,000 Palestinians.

　　CNN quoted former U.S. aid official Dave Harden as saying that the U.S. airdrop was a "dangerous" and "expensive" adventure "primarily for the benefit of the Biden administration - (to) cover up (its Gaza policy)" massive failure."

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