Airdrops were permitted by Israel last week for the first time since November

MSF have called them dangerous - and Gazans have derided them as humiliating

But proponents argue they are necessary but should not replace overland routes that the Gazans need - right now

The GHF say they want to work with the UN to help them distribute their rotting aid

The UN say they do not need help but need Israel to lift restrictions on moving the aid

But even when their trucks can move, they are looted by armed gangs and hungry civilians

Dr Goher Rahbour, an NHS gastrointestinal surgeon who volunteered with
@medicalaidpal.bsky.social said his patients spoke of being shot at by the IDF

He wondered how so many had been shot in both the head and the shoulder, later understanding they had been lying down taking cover

But more aid is being looted than ever before

Israel blames Hamas for looting

Hamas accuses Israel of “consciously seeking to spread chaos and engineer famine”

The UN says looting is due to desperation and that the only way to restore order is to flood Gaza with supplies

Kate asks Parand if she feels the international community let down Afghan women

"I will answer with this proverb" Parand repies:

“What is evident needs no explanation.”

"I stand by the fence and watch him go in alone. Women used to walk and exercise in the park, but now they must circle around its perimeter to maintain a healthy routine. People look at me strangely, as if standing near the park’s gate is some great sin."

"I go out with my five-year-old nephew but even then I don’t find relief. He often wants to go to the park near our house but I am not allowed in. I explain to him that women are not allowed in the park, which leads to a flood of questions from him."

Perhaps it is merely watching the seasons pass
From behind a window,
Never emerging from the ugly cocoon
That oppressors have woven around
her freedom

Someone asked:
“Woman, what is your wish?”
She replied: “The longing
for a single breath
Of air untainted by captivity" - Parand

Kate and Parand share many similarities - a love for writing and caring for family members

But one writes in freedom and the other in fear. Parand's freedom is suffocated under Taliban rule - unable to work, study or even walk in the park