The Intelligence: An aid drop over Gaza

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<p>It is becoming harder to get supplies into the enclave, which is facing a growing risk of <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2024/03/26/gaza-could-face-a-famine-by-may-what-does-that-mean" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">famine</a>. As fewer trucks are making it in, more aid is being dropped by plane. Our producer takes us on a flight. Why <a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/03/07/how-investors-get-risk-wrong?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">high risk</a> does not always lead to high reward (09:40). And the ripple effect of <a href="https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2024/02/28/why-chocolate-is-becoming-much-more-expensive?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">rising cocoa prices</a> for chocoholics (14:43).</p><br><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href="https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a></p><br><p><em>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href="https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48TlDbL-4vU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account. </em></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>