2024-03-02 16:47:47
The United States began airdrops of aid this Saturday, March 2, on Gaza, which is facing a serious humanitarian crisis after nearly five months of war, said an American military official.
Three American military planes dropped food on the Gaza Strip, bombed and besieged by the Israeli army, in order to“help civilians affected by the current conflict”specified an official from the American military Command for the Middle East (Centcom) on condition of anonymity.
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The planes dropped “66 packages containing pork-free meals” this Saturday afternoon local time in Gaza, the official said, adding that he could not specify the total weight.
“Innocents trapped”
US President Joe Biden said on Friday that Washington would join “in the coming days”and for the first time, at the “Jordan and other countries by airdropping food and other goods” on Gaza.
“Innocent people are trapped in a terrible war, unable to feed their families, and you saw the response when they tried to get help”he added, in reference to the aid distribution which turned into a tragedy on Thursday in Gaza.
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The Hamas health ministry accuses the Israeli army of killing 115 people by shooting into a hungry crowd rushing to aid trucks. The Israeli army recognized “limited shots” and claimed that most of the victims died in a “hustle”.
Until now, the United States, Israel’s main supporter, had not carried out such aid drops, judging their effectiveness to be limited. Joe Biden also mentioned Friday “the possibility of a maritime corridor to transport large quantities of aid”.
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