The U.S. military on Saturday carried out its first airdrop of humanitarian aid into Gaza, two U.S. officials said under conditions of anonymity. Their statements were followed up by an official one issued by the U.S. military.
The U.S. airdrop used C-130 transport aircraft which dropped more than 38,000 meals along Gaza’s Mediterranean coastline, the U.S. military said in a statement. Jordanian forces also took part in the operation.
“We are conducting planning for potential follow-on airborne aid delivery missions,” the statement said.
A U.S. official told Reuters the airdrops took place over southwestern Gaza and the town of Mawasi.
The White House has said the airdrops will be a sustained effort, and that Israel was supportive of the airdrops.
Other countries including France, Egypt, and Jordan have carried out airdrops of aid into Gaza.
At least 576,000 people in the Gaza Strip, one-quarter of the enclave’s population, are one step from famine, according to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
“We are conducting planning for potential follow-on airborne aid delivery missions,” the statement said.
A U.S. official told Reuters the airdrops took place over southwestern Gaza and the town of Mawasi.
The White House has said the airdrops will be a sustained effort, and that Israel was supportive of the airdrops.
Other countries including France, Egypt, and Jordan have carried out airdrops of aid into Gaza.
At least 576,000 people in the Gaza Strip, one-quarter of the enclave’s population, are one step from famine, according to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Source: Reuters
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