France, Spain, and the UAE air-drop humanitarian aid to Gaza as malnutrition soars:: France's Emmanuel Macron said airdrops are not enough and urged Israel to allow full humanitarian access:: August 1,

France participated six times in the European humanitarian airlift set up in mid-October 2023 by the European Union to Jordan and Egypt to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, Macron's office said.

Parachuting aid is expensive and inefficient, experts say, noting that at least five people in Gaza were killed in airdrop accidents last year.