[CAIRO, SciDev.Net] As Gaza shows signs of widespread starvation, with food and medical supplies only trickling in, unconventional initiatives are gaining traction online. Activists in the region tried to send food to the besieged area by floating it in plastic bottles across the sea — an idea that has raised both hope and debate. Supporters describe the sending of so-called “bottles of hope” as acts of civil resistance, while experts caution against overestimating their feasibility and warn of environmental risks. Zakaria Bakr, head of the General Syndicate of Fishermen and Marine Production Workers in Gaza, confirmed that no bottles have arrived so far. Even if little food ultimately reaches Gaza, they say, these acts serve as a reminder of the area’s suffering under blockade — and a call for international solidarity.