'Countries have started airdropping aid into Gaza' In northern Gaza, long queues of desperately hungry women and children lined up at a street kitchen on Wednedsay in great need of a meal. Up to 300,000 Palestinians are believed to remain in northern Gaza even though Israel ordered the evacuation of the entire region in October. They have received barely any aid in weeks, causing the UN to warn of impending famine. The World Food Programme halted deliveries in the north of Gaza on February 20, after its convoy of trucks faced gunfire and looting. As a last resort, countries like Jordan and the US have started airdropping aid into Gaza.