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They forbid medical workers going into Gaza from bringing more than 5 kilograms (no idea what that is in pounds) of food; they're sticklers for starving people.
I'm not saying the aid won't help and be welcomed, but in the grand scheme of things it's not sufficient or anywhere close. Gaza requires dozens, if not hundreds, of truckloads of food per day. It's not getting even a fraction of that. This aid won't really slow down the starvation schedule by all that much.
The flotilla (and stopping it) are mostly symbolic acts. If Israel is smart (and they are quite cunning) then they should realize the best play is to not play at all, as them intervening and attacking the flotilla now would be a self-imposed narrative rout. They can just sweep it under the rug instead of standing their ground on this particular hill where the light is unfavorable to them.
On the other hand, Israel is very bad at restraining itself from tactically unsound violence because they're being given such an incredibly long leash by their masters.