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Delivering humanitarian supplies to Gaza by airdrops or sea cannot sufficiently “substitute” land deliveries, the UN aid coordinator for the Palestinian territory said on Thursday after a closed-door Security Council meeting. Sigrid Kaag said her message to the UN Security Council was that the international community must “flood the market in Gaza with humanitarian goods” and “re-energise the private sector” so more commercial goods can enter to meet civilians’ needs. She said diversifying the supply routes via land was the best solution. “It’s easier, it’s faster, it’s cheaper, particularly i…