Gaza receives airdropped aid as ground access stays critically limited
GAZA STRIP, AUG 2 – France and Germany have airlifted over 54 tons of food and medical aid to Gaza amid escalating famine and restricted humanitarian access, officials said.
- Several countries, including Jordan, Egypt, Germany, the United Arab Emirates, France, and Spain, conducted joint airdrops in Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid.
- The Israel Defense Forces stated that 126 aid packages were airdropped to Gaza, marking the first participation of Germany, Spain, and France.
- France began airdropping 40 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Gaza, urging Israel to allow full access as the area faces potential famine.
- A global hunger monitor reported that a famine scenario is unfolding in the Gaza Strip, with rising malnutrition and hunger-related child deaths.
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Israel must open full humanitarian access to prevent famine, said French President Emmanuel Macron, whose country has joined in delivering food to the Palestinians.
The five countries launched 126 food aid packages in the south and north of the Palestinian slave; European countries join Jordan and the United Arab Emirates.
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