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Israel-Gaza war: US parachutes humanitarian aid into Gaza


The US has carried out its first airdrop of aid in Gaza, with more than 30,000 meals parachuted in by three military planes.

Footage shows aid landing by parachute in Rafah, Gaza’s southern-most city where around 1.5 million Palestinians are sheltering.

The operation was carried out in conjunction with the Jordanian air force, the US Central Command said.

Aid agencies have said that airdrops are an inefficient way of delivering aid.

Displaced Gaza resident Medhat Taher told Reuters news agency that such a method was woefully inadequate.

“Will this be enough for a school? Is this enough for 10,000 people?” he said. “It’s better to send aid via crossings and better than airdropping via parachutes.”



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