Gaza aid drops would be 'insufficient' and risk chaos, MSF warns, as pressure mounts on Israel

Air dropping supplies by air into Gaza "might help" but would still be "insufficient" to address surges in malnutrition, a worker with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says

Caroline Willeman tells the BBC the air drops could result in "chaotic scenes" and still leave the "most vulnerable" Gazans unable to access essential supplies

Israel, which controls border crossings into Gaza, has been urged to let more aid into the Strip as humanitarian organisations increasingly warn of spreading starvation

The BBC understands that British military planners are being made available to help Jordan with aid air drops - UK PM Keir Starmer has said the government is "working urgently…to get British aid onto planes and into Gaza"

Israel says there are no restrictions and that it will allow foreign countries to air drop aid into Gaza in the coming days - BBC Verify looks at how this has gone wrong in the past

International news outlets rely on local reporters within Gaza, as Israel does not allow foreign media, including MS News, to send journalists into the territory