The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced it would restart its airdrop operations to Gaza on Saturday night, countering allegations of intentional starvation as the hunger crisis worsens amid its continued operations against Hamas.

According to the IDF, this airdrop initiative will be carried out in collaboration with international aid agencies, Israel’s Coordination for Government Activities in the Territories, and the Israeli Air Force.

“The aid to be airdropped will include seven pallets containing flour, sugar, and canned goods, all supplied by international organizations,” stated the IDF.

Designated humanitarian corridors will also be established “to enable the safe movement of U.N. convoys delivering food and medicine to the population,” according to the IDF. 

The IDF said the reports about starvation in Gaza were a false campaign promoted by Hamas, but hunger is spreading across the region after the United Nations and the IDF previously failed to reach an agreement about aid distribution, Fox News’ Trey Yingst reported. 

Palestinians vie for food from a charity kitchen during a hunger crisis in Gaza City July 14, 2025. (Reuters/Mahmoud Issa/File Photo)

Price gouging and disagreements about how to get aid to citizens are making the crisis worse.

The U.N. is warning of increased malnutrition and starvation in the area. 

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called the situation in Gaza a “horror show” this week “with a level of death and destruction without parallel in recent times.” 

“Responsibility for food distribution to the population in Gaza lies with the U.N. and international aid organizations,” the IDF said. “Therefore, the U.N. and international organizations are expected to improve the effectiveness of aid distribution and to ensure that the aid does not reach Hamas.”

Pallets of humanitarian aid ready to be dropped in Gaza.  (Israel Defense Forces)

The U.S. State Department this week addressed expanding Israeli strikes in Gaza, saying the Trump administration is focused on negotiating a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. 

“Our focus has been to stop that war, to stop the fighting, to have a ceasefire,” spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said this week. “It is at the top of our mind as we work still to stop this carnage.”